Help a Child Like Grygoriy Experience Joy and Hope Again

For children growing up in the shadow of war, our Summer Camps can feel like a place to breathe again. 

Grygoriy is 10 years old and lives in Ukraine with his parents and brothers. Since the beginning of the war, his father has been serving on the frontline. Grygoriy remembers the fear of waiting for phone calls, hearing whispered conversations, and seeing his mother cry at night. 

Then came the message: his father was alive, but badly wounded. 

At first, Grygoriy stayed quiet at camp, watching the other children laugh and play from a distance. But surrounded by patience, kindness, and care, something slowly began to change. 

The children sang around campfires, played soccer, fished, jumped on trampolines, and shared meals together. Through games, friendship, conversations with caring mentors, and time learning about God’s love, Grygoriy began to feel peace again. 

“Thank God, our summer camp is a place where happiness and joy return,” said Valentyn, one of the camp leaders.

Grygoriy and Valentyn at Summer Camp

For children carrying fear, grief, and trauma, Summer Camp is more than a holiday. It’s a safe place where they can laugh freely, build friendships, rest emotionally, and begin to hope again. 

R500 could help give one child a full day at camp, including meals, accommodation, friendship, and fun activities in a safe environment.

Here, Grygoriy discovered a life-changing truth: God sees him, loves him, and has not forgotten his family. 

Thanks to supporters like you, children like Grygoriy can experience a full week of safety, joy, care, and hope.