Rivne region pedagogy meeting

The educational department of the international public organization ‘Hope for People’ took an active part in a spiritually-encouraging conference, which was organized by a Christian fellowship of research workers and teachers of the Rivne region.

The topic of the conference was: “The new forms and methods of sharing the Gospel”. The participants shared their work experience in the context of an educational research activity. They covered problems and established new forms and approaches of preaching the Word of God in the conditions of contemporary society. 

Ukrainian contest "Young Bible Experts"

Winners among 3-4th grades students                                                 Winners among 8th grade students

On February 10, the 5^th annual Ukrainian contest "Young Bible Experts" was held in Rivne Secondary School Number 24. The work of the children was very interesting and touched the hearts of the jury. They presented their projects in original ways. Young experts were taking the Bible tests,  displaying their research and creative works, and singing spiritual hymns and songs. On March 29-30, 26 winners of the regional contest will take part in the All-Ukrainian contest "Young Bible Experts" at the Ostrog Academy.

Student camp in Carpathians

The Education Department of the International organization "Hope to People" and the Second Presbyterian Church of Memphis, organized a Christian camp for students and orphanage graduates from Rivne region, involving students from Colomya (01/07/13 - 01/14/13).

The camp was held in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Forty people stayed in the quiet village as a Christian family. There were students from Kyiv, Rivne, Zdolbunov, Colomya, Ostroh, and orphanage graduates from Klevan, Mizoch and Alexandria. The team prepared a camp program "Find your own way." Anatoly Pischalyuk and John Whittemore were preaching about Christmas, the life of Jesus Christ in the Gospels, who is God? Who is a man? Where did he come from? Where is he going? Who is a Christian? What is a sin? What is written in the Bible? Find your way (John.14:6). How to follow Jesus Christ?

What teachers believe in?

Berdyansk, Zaporozhye, Rivne region teachers came to the camp "Foundations of Faith", which was organized and held by the education department of IPO "Hope to People" together with a team from the Second Memphis Presbyterian Church from the 9^th through 15^th of July.

The camp was designed to develop strong relationships with teachers in Ukraine’s schools. Through these relationships, we will continue to spread Christian values in the education system, assist teachers in understanding the Word of God, as well as influence students, parents and their teachers’ colleagues. We can fully support teachers in expanding the subject of "Christian Ethics", help the teachers to prepare their lessons and extracurricular activities with students and their parents, and expand cooperation with the Institute of Postgraduate Education. In camp teachers were able to share their experiences on the subject "Christian ethics".

To teach Christian ethics is school, one has to have a solid foundation of faith. The seminar “Foundations of Faith” teaches Christian doctrines on the topics: the Bible, sin, salvation, the second coming of Christ, angels, demons, Satan, and life after death.