15 Apr Olga’s Calling to the Fatherless
Capturing Grace on a journey to Kyrgyzstan
In a small office in Bishkek, beneath shelves lined with case files and photographs of smiling children, Olga Kuksina leads Kyrgyzstan Without Orphans with quiet determination.
Her story began 25 years ago when God interrupted her ministry to women with a single word whispered to her heart: orphans.
At first, it made no sense. She was helping women rebuild their lives after prostitution—why would God shift her focus? But the word would not leave.
During the isolation of COVID, when orphanages were closed to visitors, Olga began to wonder if she had imagined it all. Yet even then, God was preparing her next chapter. She joined the ministry as an accountant, only to find herself, months later, leading it.
Since then, numerous children have found forever homes through her guidance—fourteen just last year. But Olga’s heart is not only for the children already orphaned. It is for the families teetering on the edge of collapse—the single mothers, the broken marriages, the households where poverty threatens to tear love apart.
“We don’t just want to see adoptions,” Olga says. “We want to see families restored.”
Her team steps in with compassion, practical help, and the presence of Christ. They provide clothing, school supplies, and—when the weight grows too heavy—tears and prayer.
Today she dreams of multiplying that vision across Kyrgyzstan, training local leaders in every region. In Talas, one couple she mentored adopted a Kyrgyz child and now counsels others walking the same road. Her eyes brighten when she speaks of her own daughter, Christina—a pediatrician who hopes to serve in Africa. “She has my heart for children,” Olga says.
As we spoke, I told Olga what I sensed God saying through her story: that He delights in raising up leaders who carry His love into the hardest places. Olga’s life is proof that one surrendered heart can rewrite the story of a nation’s orphans
About the Work in Kyrgyzstan
These stories were made possible through the work of Alina Khan, who serves children and families across Kyrgyzstan by coming alongside local ministries, strengthening their efforts, and helping create pathways for children to grow up in safe and loving families.
Alina is part of Kyrgyzstan Without Orphans, connected to the global movement of World Without Orphans, which equips leaders and communities to care for vulnerable children through family-based solutions. To learn more about this movement, visit https://worldwithoutorphans.org
About Capturing Grace
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Our time in Kyrgyzstan
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