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Thanks
to your generosity in Europe and North America, the children and
teens of Green Forest Internat had a very happy Christmas/New Year
holiday season. Our donors included college and primary school students,
teachers, families, churches, etc. There was an abundance of gifts
and dozens of hand made Christmas cards from the kids in an international
school in Madrid, Spain for all our children, who received them
on New Years' Eve!
Each
child was given the opportunity to choose for himself or herself
at least one gift. And there were many more gifts to share! You
can imagine how exciting it was for these orphans! They rarely get
to see inside a store and, of course, have no money to spend. It
is very unusual for a child to receive a gift from the outside,
though birthdays are remembered by the staff with little celebrations
and treats. Since OBS has been helping at Christmas/New Year time,
our kids have had very special presents to look forward to! The
Internat also presents a winter pageant with entertainment, showcasing
talents inside the orphanage.
We
send our gratitude and certainly the Internat's gratitude to all
of you who have warmed these young Ukrainian hearts. Photos of their
happy occasion will be posted as soon as we receive them!
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