LOVE RUSSIA CHARITY

"There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:28 With the conflict in Ukraine ongoing, and the relentless atrocities we are still seeing on our news, it felt important for us to write to you again. These inhumane acts have not passed us by unnoticed and unaffected – far from it. As a charity we are heartbroken by what is going on in Ukraine and regularly meet as a team to pray for U

Tatiana's story is an example of how neglect and heavy responsibility far too young can dramatically affect adult behaviours.. Tatiana is now 27 years old. Raised in poverty, her dad was an alcoholic and her mum worked all hours to provide. The care of Tatiana's younger siblings fell on her from the age of six. "When I reached 13, I began trying drugs and alcohol. Age 14, I met a boy – the person I would marry. He drank and used drugs too which seemed normal to me. I was in l

Names are changed for protection in all our articles. "Many girls in Russia are forced to give themselves to a man to escape starvation and life on the streets." This quote is from someone we work with and refers to the dangerous situation Nina was in before she escaped her abuser. This is her story. Nina, was from Kazakhstan and her dad was an alcoholic who beat her mum. She left him while pregnant with Nina, but this meant choosing poverty. They went without essentials and