An Organization Serving Special-Needs Children in Ukraine

August 31 was a day of celebration as the ribbon was cut and Hope Haven opened it doors to the disabled in southern Crimea. Over 50 people: families, press, medical professionals and government officials came to celebrate the only school of its kind. 17 children have been consistently coming on the American school bus every day. There were over 25 interested children so we hope to slowly build the enrollment. Please pray for staff as we are having some difficulty finding the perfect team to meet the needs of these special children. Pictures and new video will be coming soon.

Please consider a sponsorship gift to help offset the cost of monthly tuition. Every family is expected to pay a monthly fee but that is not quite enough to meet all the financial needs of the school.

God is faithful and He completed what He began 4 years ago!

School will open September 1, 2011. We have hired the director and 5 other staff and will start with 15-20 kids. We now need sponsors who will help with the monthly tuition. The families will be expected to pay a portion but we know they will not be able to fully fund the monthly tuition. Please consider “adopting” a special child. You can choose the monthly amount that you want to give and either subscribe through PayPal to deduct the amount monthly, or send your support to through the mail. If you would like correspondence from your child, please contact us through the site and we will set up communication between you and your special child.

Amy will be going to “cut the ribbon” on September 1 and will bring back many pictures, videos and letters to share with the sponsors. Please watch this site for the grand opening celebration.

I traveled to Ukraine in August for 3 weeks and was able to unload, unpack, assemble, clean and set up the equipment. Two classrooms and a physical therapy gym are ready to use! We have hired a national director and will now begin the process of obtaining permits, certificates and occupancy permission. We hope to start with 25 children ages 3-12 and build slowly as we hire teachers and therapists.

Its finally almost here….3 long but exciting years and now Hope Haven will bring hope to special needs children and their families. Thank you for your continued support and prayers as we move even closer to what God purposed 3 years ago.