CONFIRMED - SLAVIK HAS BEEN FOUND

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE IT IS TRUE - 

SLAVIK HAS BEEN FOUND.

READ THE STORY FROM OUR ON THE GROUND STAFF  - NATASHA AND THE TEAM

FROM NATASHA!    I have very very good news for you. So, I will start from the beginning. Today Dasha, Davina, Zukra, Madlen and I went to Chui Orphanage........... When we were ready to leave, I saw a boy and the boy was Slavik whom we have benn looking for!!! He has been at Chui Orphanage only for 5 days. It was true that he was working in Kazakhstan for a Dungan family.........He said that Dungan people paid him some money and he bought some food for him. When he tried to cross Kazah border second time he was caught by Kazah border guards and they sent him to Bishkek Children Police Department. All this time he has been in different places in Bishkek. And now he is at Chui Orphanage. He has no clothes, just torn pants and not very warm coat.


JOHN SENT A TEAM OVER WITH CLOTHING AND A NEW COAT FOR HIM RIGHT AWAY....PRAISE GOD!
SLAVIK IS SAFELY RETURNED TO TOKMOK!  NOW - THE NEXT STEPS?....

GUEST BLOGGER!

Hi!  This is Kim Gebele . . . a newly appointed board member of LAMb International!  I wanted to post this blog update for Mom and Lynn while they are on vacation - more like a workation but they are relaxing and getting the much needed respite!  God has GREAT things planned for the upcoming year and they will need this rest (and as a daughter, I am glad to see them get a little rest!).

Lying on Your Back Doesn't Mean You Can't Still Minister!

Many of you know that my Uncle Don is a quadriplegic and he along with my Aunt Johanna are part of the founding partners of LAMb.  Over the years Uncle Don has been in and out of the hospital and rehab centers recovering from surgeries, etc.  Each time he and my Aunt Johanna is a blessing to the hospital and rehab staff.  Sometimes, they see for themselves the miracle Uncle Don is as he leaves their care and returns home.  Sometimes (often) defying doctors expectations.  While in their care they bless them with their positive outlook on life and their ability to continue to Praise God for what He as done in my uncle's life and their family.

After all of these years of Uncle Don being a blessing to them (the hospital), they are returning in kind and blessing the work he is part of, blessing LAMb and those they serve.

Here's an email that we just received from Uncle Don!  Praise God!  Kindred staff . . . THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION!

We recently received a donation of 100 stethoscopes!  Over the past 10 or 12 years Don has spent a considerable amount of time at a small local medical facility here in Tucson Arizona.  The administration and staff have been very kind and considerate to us during this time and we have established many friendly relationships.  We often share with them the activities of LAMb International.  They are usually very interested in the conditions, equipment, staff and patients of the hospitals and similar facilities we assist.  Last week, this hospital, Kindred Hospital, donated 100 (yes, 100!) brand-new stethoscopes to LAMb International USA to help the doctors, nurses and therapists at these facilities.  Many thanks to Kindred Hospital of Tucson Arizona and to Dr. Sunil Natrajan, Don pulmonologist who initiated the process.

Don & Johanna Buchman - LAMb International USA

You can be sure that the recipients of these stethoscopes will be blessed!  They will be getting something that isn't easily obtained in some of the countries that LAMb ministers in.  Some of the hospitals fight to barely survive to serve the needs of their loved ones, neighbors, and communities.  Sometimes with no supplies at all trying to nurse the sick (both children and adults) back to health.

This is indeed a blessing!!!

100 stethoscopes in more than three full boxes!

Steven, a Kindred Hospital staff member, delivering the stethoscopes!

BEDS FOR KEMIN, Kyrgyzstan - WORK CONTINUES NO MATTER

BEDS MEAN MORE SENIORS WILL SOON BE WARM, SAFE AND WELL CARED FOR AT KEMIN SENIOR HOME KYRGYZSTAN!

We might be on the first vacation we have had for many many years - we are so excited to share the work continues.  Our on the ground team made a deliver this week and it was received with lots of excitement.  Remember, we got a call that Kemin home for seniors that have been rescued from homelessness.  The director - Tanya said they had need of more beds so they could take more seniors into the home and care for them.  Well, YES OR COURSE WE WILL BUY MORE BEDS.

So our team - led by Natasha went on the hunt and rounded up 7 beds - all used but in GREAT SHAPE. She looked in the paper and found beds for sale and went around with a driver and gathered them up and had them delivered.

GOOD JOB TEAM - YOU DID REALLY GOOD.  Seniors will be safe, warm and well cared for by Tanya and Cola and soon we will see them and learn their names and hear their stories.

IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

The LAMb Team

A REMINDER OF HOW HELPING CAN REALLY MOTIVATE OTHERS TO HELP!

In Kyrgyzstan, they do not have what we consider as a GP. It is up to an individual and their family to navigate through the system on ...

CHECK OUT JOHN'S BLOG FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL STORY
www.actofkindness.blogspot.com

CAN YOU BELIEVE WITH US? A WORLD WITHOUT ORPHANS!

OUR PARTNERS SHARE IN THIS GREAT VIDEO - MADE IN UKRAINE

Karen, Steve, Christy, Rya, Oleg, and so many others speak here - 12 minutes of your time please!

 WE LEAVE HERE ON MARCH 17TH FOR UKRAINE AND THEN ON TO KYRGYZSTAN.  WE ARE BELIEVING IN A FUTURE OF:

UKRAINE WITHOUT ORPHANS

KYRGYZSTAN WITHOUT ORPHANS

A WORLD WITHOUT ORPHANS

When you begin to understand the plight of what an orphan experiences, you cannot be silent.  Join us and do what ever you can to bring families to orphans.  We can do this - A WORLD WITHOUT ORPHANS - ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME

ISKRA, KYRGYZSTAN - PROGRESS CONTINUES

WE ARE SO PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE EVEN MORE PROGRESS AT THE ISKRA HOME FOR DISABLED MEN!

We are so encouraged to see the progress at Iskra.  At one time this place was a dark and unfriendly place.   It was a home for men who were not only disabled, but lacking any hope, dignity or joy.  The men tell us of how they were always fighting and how everyone was unfriendly.  

Now today, we hear and see some very different things.  Men are full of smiles, there are men working on crafts, borrowing books out of the recently placed library, working together to paint, fix things and make their home a place in which they not only live - but REALLY LIVE.  

The dismal dining room now sparkles with new lights and a new ceiling, new windows that let in beautiful natural light and with heater that really work.  No more sitting in the dining room and chilling as you eat.  The WALLS  are almost done completely.  And NEXT we will put down a new floor - one that is even and will allow them men to come in without fear of tripping over broken concrete.  

We just heard another group has "discovered" Iskra and we are so pleased to hear they are wanting to help in the dining room too.  There is some hope they might be able/willing to purchase tables and chairs for the men.  Of course the needs are GREAT - but we are so happy to see the progress and know the men are getting a chance to smile, laugh and begin to HOPE ONCE AGAIN.

Larissa said, "The men used to come in to eat with their heads down and just went to a table to eat.  Now they come in look up and smile.  They keep looking at their ceiling and smiling.  It is really good."

Thank you so much.

The LAMb Team

WHEN HELPING BRINGS HOPE

A WONDERFUL EMAIL FROM OUR COUNTRY DIRECTOR IN KYRGZSTAN- NATASHA

Let's identify when helping really helps.  

Our team delivering food and mattresses to the seniors at Kemin Senior Home

1.  He was abandoned in Kyrgyzstan in 1991 when the Soviet Union fell.  He was a fighter pilot from Ethiopia.  This week we hired him full time to work with us.  We love him dearly and he is a critical part of our team.  Welcome aboard Hymanot!

2.  The two young women are on our team - again more nationals; Madlin and Zukrah.  Each with critical roles for our team - Madlin as our Child Advocate and Zukrah as our Assistant Country Director.  

3.  The children - Jenya and Dasha - visiting the seniors at Kemin Senior Home for the homeless.  These children visit weekly with our team above.  They are going to put together a play for the seniors and the seniors are so excited and happy to have our little girls from Dayspring as frequent visitors.

4.  And the seniors - they are now offering hope to our little girls - love, relationship and an opportunity for them to serve as well.

So - children serving seniors and seniors serving children.  Pretty cool, eh?