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This morning, I received two e-mails from Russia. The first spoke of horrible news: a car crash where two fantastic caregivers were seriously injured and in the hospital. The second, ironically (or perhaps not), was a video of a short prayer from a recent Wheaton College chapel. This summer, we had a team of Wheaton students working with HopeChest in Kostroma, Russia. <\/p>\n

Please, read the note below, watch the prayer, and take five minutes to pray for Misha and Zoya today.<\/p>\n

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Today we received a horrible news from Olga, Director of Lakinsk orphanage:  Misha, their wood teacher and Zoya, the crafts teacher and one of our foster parents, got in a very bad car accident yesterday in Lakinsk.  Some other large car was speeding and hit them from behind which pushed them into the upcoming trafic and a large truck hit them in a head-on collission.  <\/span>They are both in emergency unit right now and Zoya will need extensive surgery. <\/span><\/em>That’s all I know at this point and we’ll keep you updated.  Please pray for Misha’s and Zoya’s lives and quick recovery.   Please let everyone know, including Lakinsk sponsors.  We may need to help them with medical care.<\/em>  <\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Lakinsk is a place that has become a light and a hope for orphans. Over the past ten years, we’ve helped the orphanage get all the children into foster care homes and group homes we call "Family Centers." Now, instead of being a residential facility–it is a place where the children gather for special crafts and activities. What has been accomplished in Vladimir is truly remarkable, and it is visited by orphan care experts and government officials from across Russia and Eastern Europe.<\/span><\/div>\n
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