“Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of the least of these, you did it unto Me.”
Matthew 25:45



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:: Acts 20:24
"But my life is worth NOTHING unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus.  The work of telling others the Good News about God's wonderful kindness and love."

 

 

MEET OUR MINISTRY STAFF

 

Tetyana Petrovna Burak
 Assistant Director over Mariupol Homes

Tetyana Petrovna (Tanya) joined our staff in September of 2004.  She serves as the Assistant Director of the organization.  Her role includes serving as Educational Liaison and Guardian for the children living at the Transitional Living Center.  In addition, she plays a vital part in keeping communication open between our ministry and the city and regional government authorities.  Tanya served as an Assistant Principal of a local elementary school and English teacher before traveling to the United States where she earned a Masters degree in Education from the University of Nebraska - Omaha.  Her hard work and dedication to the children is amazing!

Roy Hori
 Mission Team Coordinator

Roy joined our staff in August of 2008 as the Mission Team Coordinator.  Roy's role will be to recruit, train and assist all mission teams coming to Ukraine.  We welcome Roy to our staff!

Andrew Kelly
 Executive Director of Jeremiah's Hope
Co-Director of New Christian Camp

Andrew serves as the Executive Director of Jeremiah's Hope.  He is dedicated to finding a solution to the problem orphanage graduates face after the completion of their many years in institutional settings.  Many orphaned children at the age of 16 are on their own without the skills to survive.  Andrew hopes to help solve that problem for a few orphans by developing Transitional Living Centers and ministries which will help meet their needs. 

 

Jenny Kelly
Co-Director of New Christian Camp

Jenny O'Leary moved to Ukraine in May of 1997 to work with orphans whom she had met during the two previous summers.  Originally, Jenny was involved in orphanage outreach and eventually founded a ministry called Safe Haven International.  Jenny and SHI opened the first known home for orphanage graduates in Ukraine during 2000.  Jenny's ministry was and continues to be instrumental in assisting other ministries begin in Ukraine.  Jenny is Andrew Kelly's fiance and the Board of Safe Haven International and the Board of Jeremiah's Hope recently voted to merge the two ministries.  Welcome Jenny!!