Konotop Hearts of Love

Miracles at the Hearts of Love Center

“My greatest fear is that our center will stop accepting children,” one mother recently said.

January 2021 Newsletter: From Jeff – Our ministry to at-risk children in Ukraine means strengthening families, encouraging single mothers, sharing the gospel and helping the poor. The Hearts of… Read More...

Hearts of Love Center Reopens

Lena holds a child quarantined in their 1 room house

July 2020 Newsletter:

Summer Camp Update from Jeff

After our last newsletter was published, the Ukraine government announced that summer camps would not open during July. Thus, this will be the first time in 25… Read More...

Giving Thanks for 25 Years

Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; his love endures forever. I Chr. 16:34 We recently celebrated our 25 year anniversary of ministry in Ukraine. The photo above, taken at the Salvation Army Church in Kyiv, includes friends, former staff and sponsored children,… Read More...

Video: Valeria’s Story

Konotop, Ukraine: Valeria was born healthy but by kindergarten she had extreme anxiety. She was an active child but would refuse to communicate with other kids.

Her mother Vita brought her to “Hearts of Love” Center in Konotop, Ukraine where she has opened up and… Read More...

Video: Sasha’s Story

Sasha’s mother brought him to the “Hearts of Love” Centre in Konotop, Ukraine where he received love and support like nowhere else. Doctors said he wouldn’t talk or progress but the centre has been a life line for his family! Watch this touching story of… Read More...

Hearts of Love Kids Visit UK

Recently we had the opportunity to take ten children (six boys and four girls) from the Hearts of Love Centre had the chance of a lifetime to travel to the United Kingdom. Hearts of Love is a long-time Mercy Projects supported special needs centre in… Read More...

4 Year Old Miracle

Masha Is Our 4-Year-Old Miracle

There is a wonderful but ordinary building with a gate in front on a dirt road in northeastern Ukraine. A town near the Russian border called Konotop is the home to this building called the Hearts of Love Centre.

Faith… Read More...

A Peach, An Egg, and A Summer Camp

When I arrived at my first ever Mercy Projects summer camp, I remember feeling completely overwhelmed. How would I be able to overcome the cultural, age and language barriers to really make a difference in the lives of these precious Ukrainian children?

A few short… Read More...

A Mother’s Story: The Hearts of Love Centre

Hearts of Love Centre Director Lena Yushenko with her daughter Valeria receiving resources for the Centre from Mercy Projects.

 

“While my daughter was growing I was praying for her and I wanted to see what is God’s will for her life, what vocation she… Read More...

The Hearts of Love Centre Story

Lena Yushenko’s dream for this special Centre in Konotop, Ukraine began when she discovered her daughter Valeria had a number of medical conditions including epilepsy. Not much later Lena’s husband walked out on the family. Through these struggles Lena began meeting other families with special… Read More...