Hello, dear brothers & sisters, dear friends!

I write another newsletter.  I looked through last newsletters and it turned out that I wrote my last newsletter almost one and half year ago… Time is running. I like to write these letters and put in them my feelings… Possibly I do this because my mother was studying to be a reporter though she never worked it practically, possibly I don’t have many friends and that is why I share my life with others…

During these one and half year some serious events take place in my family. My younger daughter Bogdana grew. When I wrote my last newsletter (in June of last year) she was only three months old and she couldn’t even turn from one side to another. Now she is 1 year and 7 months old, she could run and show what she wants.  When Bogdana was 7 months old she had a problem with her leg – she was pulling the leg while she was crawling and we were afraid that she will have problems with walking. Some time ago my son Artem had the same problem. Valya went to Odessa for two weeks, Bogdana had a short course of curing massage and problem was solved. Praise God, now Bogdana runs and she is fine.

Valya had some health problems and she had to go through some surgery. This operation is not considered as a serious one, but Valya has weak heart and I was afraid of problems because of narcosis. Also there was possibility of financial problems – could arise necessity of taking a loan in bank to pay out for surgery. Praise God everything was well – no load, no problems. Valya spent in hospital only six days…

I was writing that there was extremely hard problem in life of my family — there was a treat for life and health of my elder daughter Nadya because of evil person. Because of this problem we had to move to another house. Now it is difficult situation in Ukraine because of war, there is financial crisis and many people are just surviving. That is why it is really hard to sell a house in small town such as our Smela. Many people wish to sell their houses and move to big cities, because there are opportunities for job. Some people move to other countries. That is why number of sellers seriously exceeds a number of buyers. Besides that, our old where we used to live was built about 170 years old and because of it and also because of another house which was constructed nearby it needed serious reconstruction. More than one year I living in anxiety and fear because I couldn’t freely let my kid for a walk. I was realizing that help in selling the house or buying new one could be given only by God and miracle needed. I was writing about this situation on some beneficial sites and in my newsletter, but did not give any real result. Only six people from among people whom I know agreed to provide financial support, at the same time one of them took back money he sent and other one first promised to give support, but later changed his mind… Last summer God caused parents of my wife, who are living in different parts of the world, to provide finances for buying a new house.

That is why in autumn 2017 we began to look for new house. First we found one house nearby but then we changed our mind because there was no gas and separate yard.

Then we chose another house. There was a large plot of land (1,4ha) and lot of different trees. The main lack of this house was the fact that it was situated far from central streets and it was 15 minutes way walking to the closest shop and way to center and school even more. We almost decided to buy this house, buying of it was confirmed by our closest friend and my mother-in-law. But later it turned out that our friends who were living nearby also wanted to buy this house. Because they already had full sum of money and we did not, owner of the house decided to sell house to them.

Later we found another house. It is situated on outskirts of our city, it is almost village. Advantages: bus stop and shop are in distance of 3-minutes walking.

Disadvantages: bus goes every 35-40 minutes only till 19:30. There roads here are bad that is why it hard to call emergency car or taxi…

In the end of this spring we bought this house. Of course we had to make small reconstruction. The planning of house and electricity cable were changed the toilet was installed. There are three rooms in the house — 1 a big one, communicating room and two rooms smaller, kitchen, big bathroom and small hallway, attic. In the yard there are summer kitchen, 3 sheds, bathhouse, street toilet, another attic and 6 hundred square meters. There are 4 apple trees, pear tree, nut wood, arrowwood.

Of course, there is a need in more reconstruction. All windows in house are blank, only ventilator windows are opening, so when it is hot outside, it is stuffy and quite less air in kitchen and bathroom. So it is necessary to change at least three windows. Also heating system does not work – machinery in heating boiler should be replaced. Besides that, a door in bathroom is absent.

Anyway, I’m very grateful to God for this miracle in my life. My children like to live here very much, they found new friends, also spend evenings in a yard, kindle the fire.

In the building of new school where I registered my elder schoolchildren, there is also kindergarten where I will take my younger son Kolya.

In summer we had an opportunity to go to Odessa for 16 days. We spend 10 days in christian camp for disabled people at the seashore in Odessa region and six days in Odessa. In this trip God has also shown His power. After reconstruction, moving and buying tickets we practically had no money for this trip. I knew that there is somewhere an envelope with some money, but couldn’t find it. At the day when we had to leave, in the morning I went to our old house and accidentally found this envelop in castaway stuff…

Unfortunately, the end of summer was shadowed with health problems kids had. Two days before our return home, our youngest daughter Bogdana had serious sickness – there was high temperature and we could not reduce it, so we were afraid that Valya with Bogdana should stay in hospital I will go back home with three kids. Bud God allowed us to cure her and we returned home timely. But one week later she become sick again and this time Valya had to go and stay with Bogdana in Hospital for 8 days. Later our sons Artem and Kolya also were sick but not at the same time. Now praise God all these health problems are solved.

Now we have another hard situation. Because of children’s’ sickness, regulating some documents for new house and small amount of work orders now we have a debt in amount about 600$  (loan in bank). We don’t have to give it back in a short time — according the regulation of bank, it is enough to pay out percent’s in amount 4% every month. But anyway it is hard burden for our family. Also, as I wrote in the beginning of this letter in order to turn on the heating system it is necessary to replace inner mechanism of heating boiler. Right now the weather is not very cold and we heat one room with electrical heater (I borrowed it from one friend) which is put in one of rooms where Valya and three kids are sleeping (Me and our youngest son Kolya are sleeping in another room). But anyway, if the heating system would not be turned in coming two weeks, it would be very cold in our house, especially at night..

Please pray for solving of these problems. Also I ask you to reply to this letter. You don’t have to write long letter it is enough to write just two-three sentences.

May God abundantly bless you and your families!

In love of Christ, Aleksey and Valentina Korkhov.