Tanya's Story
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When this financial burden was taken off Tanya's shoulders, she cried out of gratitude. And her expression of thankfulness is something that will stay with me forever. So, on behalf of Tanya, I would like to say, with your contribution you did something amazing.
Read the story of Tanya, a young Ukrainian lady in Slovenia, and how God used ECM -and an ECMer- to help her in her time of need. Diana Ovcar, ECMer in Slovenia, tells us her story:
Tanya's Story
Shortly after the war in Ukraine started, a young Ukrainian lady named Tanya came to Ljubljana with her daughter Sasha who's less than one. Tanya has been walking with the Lord for about 20 years now and her trust in Jesus is an inspiration to many. She had to leave her husband behind in central Ukraine, where he was mobilised in the military but as he is a believer, he became a "chaplain" who's been a witness for Jesus among Ukrainian soldiers and through his witness many of them came to Christ.
Tanya and Sasha were staying with Tanya's sister-in-law who lives in Ljubljana, and she’s been very kind to them. As a strong believer (and worship leader) Tanya was looking for a church, so her first Sunday here, she walked into our church. She doesn't speak any English or Slovene, so she was not in an easy situation. But one of the many things I admire about her is that despite not understanding anything, for 2 months she was faithfully coming to the service and trying to engage with people. As she could not freely communicate with her new fellowship, she was in a hard place.
But another thing that really touched me about Tanya is her joy. We used Google Translate to talk to her and every time when someone asked her "How are you doing", she would say "zelo dobro" - "Very Good". I would always see her smiling, always joyful, she would never come up sad or hopeless, even though she would have every right to do so! She left her home, her husband and found herself in a place where she could not talk to anyone freely. Despite all that - she was always joyful, always doing good and that was a great inspiration for many of us.
As we started thinking about how we can help her to settle in - also with the help of ECM - she decided to go back to Ukraine. She's from the central part, at the moment their city is not under the bomb attacks and as she is terribly missing her husband, so they decided that Tanya and Sasha would come back. They left on May 23rd in the morning.
However, as they were going back to the war zone, we wanted to help them with getting some essential supplies - like food for Sasha, kids' care products, clothes … And this is where ECM stepped in very generously. ECM provided all those things for them but also paid for their shuttle tickets back to Ukraine.
When this financial burden was taken off Tanya's shoulders, she cried out of gratitude. And her expression of thankfulness is something that will stay with me forever. So, on behalf of Tanya, I would like to say, with your contribution you did something amazing - you provided the basic needs that will ease up a bit of their very heavy situation and Big Thank You for that!!
As Tanya and Sasha are back in Ukraine, please be praying for their family:
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To continue to be a witness for Christ.
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For their protection.
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For their provision.
Archive > 2022
December
- December - 22 - 2022 12/22/22, 10:48 AM - A New Hope for Ukraine
- December - 09 - 2022 12/9/22, 5:04 PM - Volunteer Centres: showing Christ's love
- December - 01 - 2022 12/1/22, 3:12 PM - Houses for Ukraine
November
- November - 23 - 2022 11/23/22, 3:16 PM - From football... to Christ
- November - 15 - 2022 11/15/22, 1:20 PM - Short Term Gain
- November - 11 - 2022 11/11/22, 12:53 PM - Caring for Ukrainians in Croatia
October
- October - 25 - 2022 10/25/22, 2:03 PM - ECM Prayer Days in Spain
- October - 18 - 2022 10/18/22, 12:04 PM - 14 days of helping refugees
- October - 11 - 2022 10/11/22, 12:02 PM - God is good at all times
September
- September - 22 - 2022 9/22/22, 12:18 PM - Standing Together with Ukraine
- September - 15 - 2022 9/15/22, 1:47 PM - A true life changing experience
- September - 08 - 2022 9/8/22, 11:26 AM - Equipping the next generation
- September - 05 - 2022 9/5/22, 1:29 PM - Summer Camps in Romania
August
- August - 25 - 2022 8/25/22, 9:44 AM - The first step of many
- August - 04 - 2022 8/4/22, 12:07 PM - Summer Day Camp for kids in Lviv, Ukraine
July
- July - 26 - 2022 7/26/22, 11:56 AM - News from Ukraine
- July - 22 - 2022 7/22/22, 9:10 AM - A missionary experience in Spain
- July - 21 - 2022 7/21/22, 11:53 AM - The story of Evgen & Diana
- July - 14 - 2022 7/14/22, 11:44 AM - The ministry of ECMers in Lviv, Ukraine
- July - 07 - 2022 7/7/22, 11:33 AM - "Our children and teenagers haven’t had so much laughter and fun since we left our homes in Ukraine"
- July - 01 - 2022 7/1/22, 11:28 AM - Bringing hope to where it's needed the most
June
- June - 23 - 2022 6/23/22, 10:07 AM - Trusting God at all times
- June - 11 - 2022 6/11/22, 11:09 AM - Life in Ukraine
May
- May - 31 - 2022 5/31/22, 5:35 PM - With small acts of love
- May - 27 - 2022 5/27/22, 1:35 PM - "The worst and the best of humanity"
- May - 24 - 2022 5/24/22, 2:22 PM - Tanya's Story
- May - 18 - 2022 5/18/22, 3:23 PM - From Kiev to Zagrev
- May - 01 - 2022 5/1/22, 3:42 PM - A minibus for Lviv
April
- April - 26 - 2022 4/26/22, 11:46 AM - "There is no way we can get used to the War..."
- April - 22 - 2022 4/22/22, 11:31 AM - A return to Irpin
- April - 12 - 2022 4/12/22, 10:00 AM - The job is too big for one alone...
- April - 02 - 2022 4/2/22, 10:13 AM - A journey into Ukraine: what does it look like?
March
- March - 28 - 2022 3/28/22, 2:27 PM - Shining light into the darkness
- March - 26 - 2022 3/26/22, 9:21 AM - "The aid was a significant relief for our teams..."
- March - 23 - 2022 3/23/22, 12:51 PM - Serving the children in the war
- March - 22 - 2022 3/22/22, 12:55 PM - Through your prayers...
- March - 21 - 2022 3/21/22, 12:11 PM - Praise God for his provision!
- March - 08 - 2022 3/8/22, 8:42 AM - On the ground in Ukraine
February
- February - 24 - 2022 2/24/22, 7:25 PM - ECM Update on the Ukraine Crisis
- February - 15 - 2022 2/15/22, 12:55 PM - Who are we and what we do as a mission?