Update

We are happy to announce that this young boy has a sponsor. The sponsors love to help and Bobbi has been to the

Ukraine. She and Dave serve God in many ways. Bobbi is the Mayor of her city and she has packed 1000's of containers

for needy people around the world. Pray for this family as the do great work for the Lord.

EUGENIO HAS HAD A VERY HARD LIFE FROM THE DAY HE WAS BORN. HIS MOTHER LEFT HOME AT THE AGE OF 15 AND WAS AN ALCOHOLIC AND DRUG ABUSER. SHE WAS A PROSTITUTE AND THERFORE WHEN EUGENIO WAS BORN SHE DID NOT KNOW OR CARE WHO THE FATHER WAS.

HAVING A GREAT NEED FOR HER HABIT, THE MOTHER OF EUGENIO HAD LITTLE OR NO TIME FOR THE SON THAT WAS BORN TO HER. MUCH OF THE TIME THE LITTLE BOY WAS LEFT ALONE FOR HIS FIRST FOUR YEARS OF LIFE. WHEN EUGENIO WAS ELIGIBLE TO GO TO WHAT WE CALL A DAY CARE CENTER IN AMERICA OR A GOVERNMENT FUNDED PLACE THE ATTENDANTS DID NOT TAKE GOOD CARE OF HIM.

FINALLY AT SIX YEARS OLD EUGENIO WAS MOVED TO AN INTERNOT WHERE CHILDREN THAT ARE DISCARDED OR NOT TAKEN CARE OF AT HOME ARE PLACED. EUGENIO DID LIKE TO STUDY BUT BECAUSE OF THE ABUSE HE STARTED TO GO TO THE STREET TO GET AWAY FROM THE HARD LIFE AT THE INTERNOT. AND SO BEGAN THIS YOUNG BOYS LIFE ON THE SRTEET.

This is just one of the children that the government has given us papers for that we can legally watch over when we have a building for them. The cost of a building and some land that we have found is $350,000.

EUGENIO'S GRANDMOTHER CAME TO THE INTERNOT ONE DAY TO SEE HOW HE WAS . AT THIS TIME HE WAS NINE YEARS OF AGE AND WAS QUITE OFTEN IN TROUBLE WITH THE AUTHORITIES. THE SCHOOL HE ATTENDED NO LONGER CARED IF HE WAS IN CLASS OR IF HE WAS GONE. THE GRANDMOTHER STARTED AT THAT TIME TO ASK THE COURTS TO GIVE HER THE PARENTAL RIGHTS TO HER GRANDSON. THIS GRANDMOTHER WANTED TO HELP THIS BOY IN ANY WAY THAT SHE COULD HELP HIM.

THE INVESTIGATORS (GOVERNMENT MEN) FOUND EUGENIO AND TRIED TO FIND THE MOTHER. HERE IS A BIT OF WHAT WAS FOUND ABOUT THE MOTHER. SHE HAD BEEN LIVING WITH A MAN AND THEY HAD A FIGHT ONE NIGHT. DURING THE FIGHT THE MOTHER OF EUGENIO KILLED HER BOY FRIEND. THE MOTHER IS NOW SERVING A TEN YEAR PRISON SENTENCE.

We help with clothing, foods or personal hygenic products to the women in prison whenever we have funds avaible or a container comes in.

IT IS HERE THAT I NEED TO SAY THAT IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE GRANDMOTHER THE BOY WOULD BE IN A HOME FOR DELINQUENT BOYS OR WORSE RIGHT NOW. IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS THE COURTS HAVE GIVEN FULL RIGHTS TO THE GRANDMOTHER AND EUGENIO IS NOW LIVING WITH HER.

I FOUND THE BOY TO BE VERY HAPPY AND ALSO GLAD TO BE LIVING OFF THE STREET AND WITH GRANDMA. I FOUND THAT EVEN THOUGH EUGENIO HAS BEEN ON THE STREET HE HAS CONTINUED HIS EDUCATION BECAUSE HE WANTS TO LEARN.

EUGENIO STUDIES VERY HARD AND GOES TO SCHOOL AFTER HOURS TO GET HELP FROM HIS TEACHERS. HE IS AN AVERAGE STUDENT. HE IS CONSIDERED TO BE A #3 STUDENT.

THE GRADING HERE IN THE UKRAINE IS FROM 1-5 (THREE IS WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN AVERAGE STUDENT.)

EUGENIO'S FAVORITE SUBJECTS ARE MATHEMATICS AND UKRAINIAN HISTORY. HE LIKES WORLD HISTORY. HE STUDIES OF HIS OWN LANGUAGE UKRAINIAN BUT HE SPEAKS RUSSIAN TOO.

EUGENIO HAS NO CLOSE FRIENDS. OFTEN HE STAYS TO HIMSELF WHICH IS PROBABLY FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO TRUST ANYONE WHILE HE WAS ON THE STREET. NOW THAT HE IS WITH HIS GRANDMA HE MAY CHANGE AND BE MORE TRUSTING. PHOTOS WOULD SHOW YOU THAT HE IS UNDER WEIGHT AND NEEDS TO PUT ON A FEW POUNDS. HOWEVER, EUGENIO IS NOT UNDER NOURISHED.

AFTER I TALKED WITH THE GRANDMOTHER WHERE I HEARD THE STORY SHE TOLD ABOUT THE FAMILY (AND THAT YOU HAVE JUST READ), MANY TEARS WERE SHED. AS SHE TOLD ME THE STORY I WAS ABLE TO BRING COMFORT TO HER FROM THE WORD OF GOD. I SHARED SOME OF MY PERSONAL STORY WITH HER AND WE IMMEDIATELY WERE ABLE TO PRAY.

WHILE TALKING I LOOKED AROUND AT THE SMALL APARTMENT THAT GRANDMA AND EUGENIO LIVE IN. THIS HOME WAS WELL KEPT, THOUGH IT WAS NOT FURNISHED WITH MANY THINGS. THE APARTMENT. HAS THREE ROOMS. THERE IS A KITCHEN, BATH , BATH ROOM , LIVING ROOM (WHERE THE BOY SLEEPS ON THE COUCH, AND A BEDROOM WHERE THE GRANDMOTHER SLEEPS.) THE APARTMENT WAS ALL IN ALL CLEAN.

I (David Nicholson) ASKED THE GRANDMOTHER TO SHOW ME WHAT IT IS COSTING HER TO LIVE AND SHE TOLD US WHAT IT COST HER PER MONTH TO KEEP THIS APARTMENT HOME GOING.

GRANDMA RECEIVES A 90 GREVNA PENSION MONTHLY AND WORKS FOR ANOTHER 78 GREVNA A MONTH. SHE WORKS TWO TIMES A WEEK WITH HER JOB.

AFTER PAYING HER MONTHLY BILLS THERE IS ONLY 36.90 GREVNA TO FEED THE TWO OF THEM. HOWEVER, IF WE WILL HELP PAY SOME OF THE BILLS THEN THEY CAN BUY FOOD AND HAVE LESS SICKNESS.

BEFORE I LEFT I GAVE HER A SET OF THE FOUNDATIONAL TRUTH LESSONS THAT I HAVE WRITTEN IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE. WE THEN HAD PRAYER BEFORE I LEFT. I TOLD THEM THAT WE WOULD BE TALKING TO HER AND FOR HER TO BRING THE BILLS FOR HER HOUSE. WE NEED TO SEE THESE BILLS AND MAKE SURE OF EVERYTHING BEFORE WE COMMIT TO ANYTHING MORE.

THAT IS ALL THE INFORMATION CONCERNING EUGENIO AND HOPEFULLY THE END OF HIS STREET LIFE AT THIS TIME..