Lena continues her ministry with the orphans of Khabarovsk and surrounding villages. Her amazing faith and endurance continues to be a personal inspiration and this spreads to everyone that hears her story. She has managed to overcome great obstacles of health and bureaucracy to build a ministry that not only helps with the physical needs of the orphans, but also provides educational and spiritual guidance that continues after orphans have graduated from the orphanage system. In addition to her tireless work with orphans, Lena tutors students in English in her home and she teaches English in a private Christian School in the city.

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