A Heartfelt Thank You from Russian Orphans!

Ark Mission is very excited to report that we received our first “Thank You” letter from the orphans, in response to the winter holiday events program that is taking place in Russia. As we all know, winter holidays in America start with Christmas and end after the New Years is celebrated. Usually, a week after New Years children in America go back to school and start looking forward to spring break. In Russia, children do not start their vacation until the beginning of January and do not go back to school until the end of January.

This year Ark Mission and its sponsors organized a program for the orphaned children that consisted of a variety of different contests, concerts, a trip to the circus, and many other events. There were a total of 2,454 children that participated in these events from 110 orphanages and foster homes in the Ivanovo region. Right before New Years, Ark Mission and its supporting sponsors received our first letter about how the children started out their Winter Holiday vacation.

It was the best present to see the beaming smiles on these children’s faces and learn that they are having a great winter break! It is also our pleasure to know that each child was able to receive a sweet goodie bag of Russian chocolate treats and fruit. Although this may not seem like a lot to most people, to these children a small act of kindness like a bag of sweet goodies is something that they will remember and cherish in their hearts for the rest of their lives! 57 people were working on the behalf of Ark Mission/Adoption Ark, who helped make these programs possible for the Russian orphans. We are very grateful for all of their help and contributions.

Also, we would like to say “Thank You” to everyone who volunteered and participated in this program! This year we had a lot more individuals who initiated an interest and honest desire to help orphaned children, and we believe that together we can make a big impact on them. All of us have the power to do even a small deed to show these children that someone cares about them and give these kids an undying hope for a healthy, happy, and bright future! Ark Mission cannot wait to learn more about these children’s winter vacation and the events they participated in.