Dear friends,
the wonderful pre-Christmas time is approaching – and we invite you to make a miracle with your own hands! Our little wards are waiting for gifts. Below we provide excerpts from their letters to Santa Claus – the list is updated as they come in. Anyone can become such Santa Claus or a Christmas Angel.

You can:

– transfer the required amount to the Diakonia account (bank account or PayPal). Do not forget to indicate “Podarok” and the child’s name in the payment details when transferring.

– buy a gift yourself. You can send a gift by mail or give it to the child in the hospital: through our volunteers or yourself. In this case, please write to us at yuli.nazarov@orthodiakonia.de , or Whatsapp +31611801830 .

– donate a convenient amount to Diakonia for this campaign. Do not forget to indicate “Podarok” in the payment details.

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will take place on January 5, 2025 in the Church of St. Nicholas at 12:30, at Emilie-Schneider-Platz 1, 40213 Düsseldorf. With every purchase you support the care-receivers of Diakonia Good Deed!

Dear friends, please come to the charity bazaar in Cologne. Souvenirs, pies, special mulled wine and a good atmosphere await you!
The funds collected will go to help the families of seriously ill children undergoing treatment in Germany, mainly in Cologne and its surroundings.
You can bring for sale: your handicrafts, Christmas tree decorations, homemade jam, pickles, baked goods, and also help in the kitchen and with cleaning.

We are waiting for you on December 22 from 12.00 to 14.30 at the door of the church at the address:

Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirchengemeinde
Hl. Panteleimon
Neue Straße 1
51149 Köln Porz-Westhoven

Dear Friends,
Thank you for your support and for spending another year with us! Thank you for remaining compassionate and spreading goodness in this world!
We all long for a miracle, especially during the magical pre-Christmas season. And we have a chance to help it happen! While we may not be able to change many things around us—illnesses, wars, hatred — we can counter them with mercy, understanding, kindness, and love. May there be more of this in our lives in the coming year!
May there be peace, may children and their parents be happy and healthy, and may we all live and enjoy life while supporting one another! Take care of yourselves and your loved ones! And hurry to do good!
Last month, we have helped to pay for the surgery of Ksenia Muzychenko, 5 years old, Belarus, diagnosed with cerebral palsy and spastic tetraparesis.

This December, the following children are waiting for our help: Read more

Dear friends, thank you for your support!
This month, we held the Dobromore rehabilitation camp in Montenegro. More information can be found on the website dobromore.eu and on our YouTube channel: @dobromore2019. Thank you to everyone who supported us!
We also helped pay for the treatment of Alexander Akhremenko, 2 years old, Russia, diagnosis: binocular retinoblastoma.

This month our help is required by: Read more