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Bringing Joy and Good News to All People

Jeff Thompson December 11, 2019 2 min read

The Mercy Projects team recently visited a family in a small town in eastern Ukraine. The father was blind. The mother was also visually impaired, but not as severe as the father. Their young daughter suffers from an eye disease as well. The  director Lena invited her to attend classes at the Hearts of Love Special Needs Center in Konotop, Ukraine. The tiny two room apartment was so small we had to stand in the entrance. The family is new, they do not have any sponsors, and Grandma lives in the other room so as to help take care of everyone.

We felt saddened by their poor conditions, yet they felt joy and gladness. You see, Lena at Hearts of Love had not forgotten them. She brought us there to gather their information and to find sponsors. She visits them and has invited them to the center. They felt hope, joy and encouragement despite their circumstances. I realized that they have a reason to rejoice. Sponsorship is like Christmas all year long.

Learn more about Mercy Projects and their Christmas Projects to: (UKRAINE) give gifts to sponsor kids, install a well at an orphanage, send kids to winter camp, and (KOSOVO) provide firewood to needy families this winter: www.mercyprojects.org

Jeff Thompson

In 1978 at the age of 21, Jeff moved to Vienna, Austria to smuggle bibles behind the Iron Curtain. His book, “Leaving The American Sector” available from www.mercyprojects.org chronicles many stories from that time period. He leads Mercy Projects in Murrieta, CA assisting vulnerable children and families in Ukraine, Kosovo, and Armenia. He enjoys espresso from around the world, and this gives him the energy to tell his grandchildren stories of being banned from Russia twice in his lifetime. Dan Wooding and Jeff have known each other for many years.

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