Written by Svetlana Kucher
Translated from Russian
Six months ago, I met with Mark and immediately saw in his eyes, God's love. Love for the children of Ukraine.
Our first meeting occurred in the city of Nikolayev. Mark showed me pictures of children who are in the orphanage/boarding schools in the cities of Marganets and Dobromel. In addition, he showed me children suffering from cerebral palsy who receive massage treatments in the cities of Illichevsk, in the Odessa region, and Froonza in the Crimean region.
Mark showed me photographs of children and talked about each of them for almost 5 hours without a break. He knows the names of many of the children, their life situations and their problems. I wondered: how can he remember so many children?
Children of Ukraine are located in the heart of Mark. When he walks down the street and sees a child, he says, "Hello, how are you?” The children looked in amazement - a grown man to notice and take interested in them! Mark has devoted his life to the children of Ukraine. He gives them love, attention, time and financial support.
Mark is very fond of children. His is true love - sacrificial love. Mark shows his love giving his hearts to children in Ukraine.
Together with him, his Board of Directors and many sponsors are proof of the love for the children of Ukraine. These people live in America; they have not met with these children personally; they can see the children only in the photo. However, the American people share their hearts with the children of Ukraine. Part of who they are is devoted to the children. Their love for the children in Ukraine appears as financial help to meet some of the needs of the children living in the orphanage/boarding school. They have opened and operate massage clinics, where children who have Cerebral Palsy can receive massage through the qualified hands of medically trained masseuses, and masseurs.
Many Ukrainian people also care about the fate of these children; working together as a part of the MUCH team, they impart their love with the children of Ukraine. I think that this team becomes God's dream team when all team members, as a single body, harmoniously and selflessly are working for the future of the children. You too, can be on this team!
Life for others - it is more wonderful and beautiful than to live for yourself! The happiest people on earth are those who invest their time in others. The great psychiatrist, Karl Menninger, once asked what you could do for lonely, miserable person. He said, "Go out of the house; lock the door; go into the neighborhood; find the person that's suffering, and help him." Even if you think that you are happy - helping others, you will be even happier. Can you give a piece of your heart for children who need your love, children who are waiting for you?
