Almost a year has passed since the crisis support center of the "Healing Hands Ukraine" Foundation opened its doors in Ternopil. During this time, it has transformed from a simple space into a refuge for everyone seeking comfort, support, and hope. The center hosts psychological training sessions, provides individual consultations for adults and children by Christian psychologists, and conducts workshops in painting, crafts, art therapy, cooking, and more. Additionally, the center has organized an online school for psychologists, social workers, and volunteer leaders called "Healing the Nation's Wounds."

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Special attention is given to families raising children with Down syndrome and ASD. At the center, they find acceptance and understanding, share experiences, and know they are not alone.

The activities of "Healing Hands" have extended beyond its walls. The center's staff visits young patients in the neurological department of the regional children's hospital, bringing them not only gifts but also God's Love, faith, and sincere support, which sometimes heals better than medicine.

For those unable to travel to the center, such as elderly displaced persons and children living in a dormitory in the small picturesque town of Terebovlia, the center's team organizes outreach meetings. This on-site service helps people feel remembered and cared for. People share their life stories, pray together, and look forward to the next meeting.

Together with the police, the center held a meeting for family members of fallen Heroes and missing soldiers. During the workshop, women shared their pain and experiences, their dreams and hopes not for the pain to disappear instantly, but for God to walk this path alongside them and give them the strength to move forward.

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The most poignant project of this year was the art project-exhibition "Dawn of Hope." Its participants are the relatives of fallen defenders. Each painting is a separate fate, a unique story of courage. In addition to individual works, the women are creating a collective canvas — the Map of Ukraine. These incredible works can be seen in person at the exhibition at the center on May 2.

The year of work at the "Healing Hands" center has proven: when we open our hands to help others, we ourselves become stronger. The implementation of this project was made possible by the initiative and financial support of the American nonprofit organization "Healing Hands Foundation" with an office in Sacramento, California, founded by Andrii Malko.

Together, we are writing a new history of Ukrainian society through education, restoration, and healing. You can learn about the center's activities through the link.

And the work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever. (Isaiah 32:17)