Easter gifts for children and adults in the city of Rivne
The «Christ is the Answer» church in the city of Rivne has traditionally held children’s events on the occasion of big holidays since its foundation.
More than 60 children and 20 adults gathered to celebrate the day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The ministers prepared an Easter program that included cartoons, Bible stories, contests, songs, and gifts.
«Childhood memories, as a rule, are preserved for life. It’s great when only bright impressions remain in the memory – about God, about His sacrifice and about this wonderful holiday» – Lidiia Cheremushkina, economist.
A lot of emotions, impressions and a wonderful mood for the whole day – the team plans to reach about 300 children to congratulate them on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The church intends to organize events several more times, and to hand over the remaining gifts personally to those who were going, but could not get to the holiday.
«I have two children, the eldest is 3.5 years old. I really wanted to bring her here today, because our church, unfortunately, does not have a Sunday school or any children’s meetings. I wanted my daughter to see christian children, to hear the Word, new information, because it is very important what foundation we will lay in our children» – Vadym Levchenko, cook.
At the end of the holiday, each child received a gift, cotton candy and popcorn. But for the ministers, the main thing is that children and adults learned about the essence of the resurrection of Jesus and the celebration of this event, because not everyone knew the real meaning of Easter. Only through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ can we receive the forgiveness of our sins and salvation.
«I am very pleased that many children have repented, and even if it is on a childish level, the seed of the Word of God has been sown in their hearts. We have heard many words of gratitude from both young guests and adults, so we give glory to God for everything» – Taras Sen, pastor of the «Christ is the Answer» church.
The church managed to please not only children: single residents of villages near the city of Rivne also received gifts and congratulations. The ministers prepared about 100 packages for pensioners: they visited them and told them about Christ. God manifests miracles in different ways: the volunteers met with an elderly man who was in a serious physical condition. After a short conversation about the Savior, he prayed the prayer of repentance, and a few hours later departed into eternity. Thank God that my grandfather had time to accept Christ into his heart.
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All areas of service of the community are carried out through voluntary donations of caring people. The most important thing is not the size of the donation, but the attitude and condition of the heart. God sees our needs and seeks to deprive us of our worries. He also wants to see the love and sacrifice of our grateful hearts. «Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver!» (2 Cor. 9:7).