Icon of Vladimir the Great, written in the icon-painting workshop in the convict colony of intensive regime.
Board of lime, canvas, acryl.
September 2016
It's autumn now. I think that winter is approaching rapidly and irreversibly.
... And we have to adapt the center, and yet we all live there and the warehouse prison mission, and office – leaking roof, leaky windows, heating is not completed yet ...
Lord have Mercy on us!
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Humility and love of the Savior to All.
I collect product-a ware care packages to the colony, and prison –
I’ve sent my wife to the store, and collect the things myself at the ware house, I feel lousy, that is the logical consequence of the lack of my brains. Doctors have forbidden to take up anything heavier censer ...
... Continue thinking: who will carry these care packages to prisoners?
Father, what are your problems?
I have None ... Do you?
Oh, Father, and this, and that, and this, and this ... and I do not know - what to do ...
What to do? Zeal! Zeal for God! From the heart! Becausea donation, which did not cost us anything – is not a donation. The prayer, which was very fast and easy, and we do not get tired and do not bother -is waste of time ...
For the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force, ..
Father! So all life is a feat!
It is necessary to fix the roof, finish heating repairs, change windows, and plumbing part In the adaptation centre- prisoners also live there
Preparation for the establishment of the Chapel in prison of maximum security sector started, prisoners, condemned for life are kept here.
Snt. Apollinaria Chapel in prison needs liturgical equipment and furniture.
collection of clothes, food, medicines and basic necessities for the sick, the needy, and the prisoners continues
I wish Love, humility, and sacrificial heart – to Everybody
I sincerely try to do so that there is more love and less evil ....
And offer complicity – Let’s try together.
Prison administration said –no Liturgy on Saturday in the colony, praying room is busy.
Therefore we have to continue the Church construction - a place where the prisoners will come, learn to love and to mend...
The divine service was held in the Odessa prison.
We prayed for Ukraine, about the ones in power and the military,
about all of us, and commemorated those who are no longer with us.
And I will l soon leave this world , and You, but our children will continue living,
and it depends on us today - which spiritual legacy
we leave them - the spirit ofmeekness, obedience, and love,
or the spirit of provocation, hatred and lies ...
We have a new prisoner, let’s continue working.
Communication - a dialogue with each prisoner of the Southern Penal Colony №51 and Odessa Detention facility №21.
To to meet and talk with each inmate of these two institutions during 6 months. 14 people a day.
Peace to you and your loved ones!
Charity organization "Charity Fund" Hodegetria ", Ukraine, Odessa, is engaged in supporting and implementation of social projects that provide moral, psychological and material assistance, and the adaptation, rehabilitation and socialization of the prisoners, which are in need of support, care and custody of the juveniles and patients who are temporarily in prison and two penal colonies: PTDC 21, Southern colony 51, Black Sea colony 74.
Work continues on the construction of the Chapel in prison
at the maximum security sector - there
which contains convicts sentenced to capital punishment
- Life imprisonment.
The need in Chapel is so strong, as strong is the
God's mercy extended to these people -
they are almost forgotten by all, except, perhaps, the close relatives ...
But God remembers them and loves and wants to save both them and us ...
... Therefore - by inspiration of God - join
