Two co-workers and I visited a couple whose house had just burned down, and the wife had an amazing story to tell. Before the breakup of the Soviet Union, she was pregnant with their third child, but her husband, who was an army officer, decided that she should have an abortion. While in the hospital, she became very sick, slipped into a coma, and had a near-death experience in which she met the Lord and was told that she needed to return to earth and help children. When she came out of the coma, she told everybody about her experience. This led to her being examined several times at a mental institute. Eventually she became a believer, and she and her husband decided to start a home for street children--the first of its kind in the Ukraine. Since then, they have adopted 20 street children.

Then their house burned down and they lost everything but their lives. The main purpose of our visit had been to take them some food and supplies that we had gathered for them, and to encourage them as they set out to make a new start. The Lord had also told us to tell them that because they were taking care of His children for Him, "they would not lack milk." That specific promise greatly encouraged the wife, who then explained that both of their cows had died in the fire.

A few days ago, a friend of ours in Italy who we had written to about this family, sent enough money for them to buy a new milk cow. The Lord kept His promise!

We continue to help this family in every way we can. All of their children have since prayed with us to receive Jesus, and the whole family is praying and eagerly waiting to see what great miracles the Lord will do for them next.