We currently rent camps. This is expensive ($10,000-30,000+ per session) and unstable. We depend on the availability and price of other people's facilities. To help children year-round and scale up, we need our own camp.
We have created a program of weekly meetings at refugee centers throughout Ukraine.
Children in refugee centers are often bored and withdrawn. Their parents are stressed, space is limited, and there is no entertainment. We come with games, contests, and quests—we give children the opportunity to just be children. Laughter, movement, and excitement are what they so desperately lack within those four walls.
We organize music concerts—we sing songs, teach children to play simple instruments, and dance together. Music heals the soul, especially a child's soul. In addition, we hold master classes in drawing, sculpting, origami—anything that helps children express emotions they cannot express in words.
Every child leaves the meeting with a gift—a toy, sweets, clothes, school supplies. These are not just things. They are a sign: "You are important. You are remembered. You have not been forgotten."
For many children, this is the only gift they receive in months. You should see their eyes when they receive even a small toy—as if it were the most precious thing in the world.
We do not hide the fact that we are Christians and that faith is the foundation of our ministry. But we do not impose, manipulate, or set conditions.
We share the Gospel through affairs of love. We tell children Bible stories—about David and Goliath, about Daniel in the lions' den, about how Jesus loved children and blessed them. We show them that God has not abandoned them, that He is with them even in the darkest days.
Many children hear for the first time that God loves them. And it changes them. Not because we force them to, but because they feel this love through our hands, our care, our attention.
Our psychologists attend the meetings. They observe the children, identify those who are particularly struggling, and have short conversations with their parents. This is the first step in providing assistance—getting acquainted and building trust. Then we invite these children to camp for full rehabilitation.
We bring not only toys, but also humanitarian aid for families: food, hygiene products, clothing. We talk to parents, pray for them, listen to their stories. Often, parents just need to express themselves — and we are here for that.
Our team regularly visits refugee centers in:
Geography is constantly expanding. If you know of a refugee center that needs our help, please write to us.
During the program's operation:
Refugee centers are temporary shelters. But for many families, this "temporary" stay lasts for months, sometimes years. Children live in small rooms, without their toys, without friends, without their usual life.
They are stuck between the past and the future. The past is destroyed. The future is unclear.
Our meetings are an island of normality. They are a moment when you can forget about the war, about losses, about uncertainty. They are an hour when you are just a child playing, laughing, and receiving a gift.
We accept:
Join our trips! We always welcome people who are ready to:
Pray for the children and families living in the centers. Pray for our team—this work is emotionally difficult, and we need spiritual support.
Every week, dozens of children wait for us to arrive. They wait for games, smiles, attention. They wait for a sign that they have not been forgotten.
Help us not to let them down.
“For many children, this is the only bright event of the week. And we cannot let them down..”
