This is Angelina, an 11-year-old girl – delicate and beautiful, like an angel. But if you look into her eyes just once, you will feel her suffering.  She was operated on twice, and part of her intestine was removed, yet doctors still haven’t confirmed a diagnosis. She needs another surgery to remove the painful growth you see on her stomach. One growth has already been removed. If we unite, these little angels won’t have to sit in a cold, dark room during the freezing winter nights. Yes, winter is coming soon, and the sun’s warmth will no longer be enough for these poor sisters. Kind people – let’s not leave sick Angelina and her sisters in such dire straits.

Mariam’s scoliosis is pressing harder and harder on her lungs each day – sometimes completely cutting off her oxygen supply. The pain she endures is unbearable. She can’t sleep, she can’t stand up, she can’t even turn over in bed. 

Her ribcage is becoming more deformed with each passing day, and no painkillers can ease her suffering anymore. Her parents are praying on their knees for just one thing: to get her abroad for the surgery that could save her life. But where can a nearly destitute family find such a huge amount of money? If we waste any time, it will be too late. 

Lika, mother (37 years old): “I’ve been carrying my daughter in my arms for 18 years, and I will carry her for as long as I live… but I’m running out of strength.

She is 18 now – the best years of a girl’s life. Sometimes dark thoughts creep into my mind, making me wonder if God has forgotten some of us. But I immediately pray, because I know thinking that way is a terrible sin. I believe that in moments like these, God gives us all a chance – to defeat the devil through kindness and compassion!

Mariam was born with microcephaly—her skull developed abnormally, leaving no room for her brain to grow. 

Who knows, maybe these are the last hugs between father and daughter…
12-year-old Magda embraces her father, trying to prevent the death of the person she loves most in the world. Magda knows that without a heart transplant, death will take her beloved father. Magda’s father, 49-year-old Jumber, has been diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. Three years ago, this poor working man was diagnosed with this terrible heart disease, but due to poverty, he couldn’t receive treatment or buy the necessary medications, and now his condition is critical. He feels as though someone is choking him—he can’t breathe, he feels suffocated, and his heart hurts terribly, both physically and emotionally. Is there anything more heartbreaking than the fact that a father fighting for his life can’t afford the medications due to his poverty?

Nanuli witnessed her 21-year-old son’s funeral with her own eyes. From that moment on, her life turned into a living nightmare. The endless sorrow and stress led to a stroke, which proved devastating for her. Being bedridden, unable to move – such unimaginable suffering is something we wouldn’t wish upon even an enemy.

Nine-year-old Nikoloz gently feeds his bedridden grandmother. The child himself is hungry, but he cannot bring himself to eat the last piece of bread—he gives it to her instead.

Years ago, Nanuli suffered a severe stroke. Her left side was completely paralyzed, and she had difficulty speaking. It seemed that these unbearable hardships gave Grandma Nanuli strength, and after some time, she was able to get out of bed. However, she still couldn’t move around on her own. And just when the unfortunate woman found a spark of hope that, with time, she might walk again, life, with a malicious laugh, devised a new cruel plan to make her suffering even worse.

Anna-Maria is crying from the cold. Can you imagine what a mother feels when she sees her children freezing every single day from cold and hunger? It’s nearly impossible to stay warm in their crumbling home. Instead of window glass, they have plastic sheeting. And this while a blizzard has been raging for days in the Gori district. Friends, let’s remind you that the Chernovetskyi Fund continues to collect essential items for those in need. You can share your warmth with those who truly need it, and may God bless you for your kindness! Among those waiting for your help are our new wards: one-year-old Anna-Maria, 7-year-old Barbare, 12-year-old Gio, and 15-year-old Mariam. This winter, they have no warm clothing. Let’s come together to care for these wonderful children!

The fact that Zakro is alive is a real miracle! The young man ended up in a wheelchair after a giant aneurysm ruptured and, as a result of a brain hemorrhage, he underwent a complex, multi-hour operation; surgeons had to remove half of his skull and then close his brain with a special mesh. Zakro spent a long time in a coma, and only his mother’s prayer and God’s blessing helped him stay alive! Please have mercy for the mother who has been suffering with her seriously ill child for 12 years! She begs the Lord to prolong her days so she can see her son take his first independent steps! After all, if she is gone, Zakro will be all alone in this world, and there will be no one to give him a glass of water! If you have read this post to the end, be sure to help the family! You simply cannot help but help after learning about such a terrible human grief! Pray for Zakro’s health! Lord, save and preserve him!