When I met Sasha this summer, he had a problem—a broken collarbone, which the doctors in his small town hadn’t fixed correctly. It was always inflamed, and the scars were oozing. It affected his whole arm.
Because Sasha didn’t have any money, he was delaying medical care until he could find work. But it would have been too late to save his clavicle. He might have been disabled for life.
Sasha needed immediate medical intervention. And friends like you gave it to him!
Sasha asked one of Last Bell’s staff members for help. “We chatted, drank coffee,” Sasha said, “and literally two days later we went to the hospital… I had my first operation. And all this time everyone gave me moral support.”
So little was needed to change Sasha’s life. All those surgeries totaled $580.
Sadly, Sasha’s story is not unique. Every day, kids just like him age out of orphanages and have to face the world on their own, without family support.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. Will you make sure young people like Sasha have the support they need to thrive?
- $25 can provide two weeks of groceries for an orphaned student
- $75 can pay for visits to six families to learn about their needs
- $500 can help cover emergency medical bills for someone like Sasha
- $1000 can help an orphan-led family have safe housing in 2024
Though I may never meet you in person to say “thank you,” here’s what you do: you give orphaned youth in Ukraine a sense of value. You give them hope that they won’t repeat the fate of their parents. I’m so thankful.
May God bless you,
Yulia Nesterenko
Director, Educational Outreach
PS: You’re across the ocean; we’re here. But our team always feels your support. If you haven’t yet, would you join our friends with a gift before December 31?