Tanya grew up without knowing her father and lost her mother at a young age, moving through four different foster homes without ever experiencing stable love. When she became a mother, she had no model to follow — only a deep desire to give her...
Danyil is only eighteen, yet his life has already been shaped by loss and resilience. After losing his mother at the age of three and growing up without a present father, he moved between caregivers before finding stability with his aunt and uncle. Though he...
Tanya Sych knows what it means to grow up without the safety of a real home. She was one of six children taken into an orphanage after addiction consumed her family. Her mother drank heavily, used drugs, and cycled in and out of prison. Her father, Tanya...
There was a time when Nadia could not even hear the word “mother” without breaking. She was fifteen when her mom died, old enough to feel the loss deeply, but still so young to carry it. The grief did not stay quiet. It worked its way...
Before he ever told me his story, Zhenya’s backpack already said something about the life he had lived. One patch marked him as part of a specialized anti-drone unit. Another referenced unmanned ground vehicles. Another carried the identity of his team. Together they spoke of a...
Dasha Rybinska was only ten years old when social services came and took her and her siblings away. No one explained it plainly. They were simply told they were being taken somewhere else, somewhere like a hospital. In reality, they were being placed in an...
When Sveta began sharing her story, it didn’t come quickly. It came in pieces… carefully… as if each part carried more weight than words could hold. What emerged was a childhood marked by instability, moments without protection, and a future that once felt uncertain at best. And yet...
For years, children came through these doors looking for safety. They found food. They found shelter. But something was still missing. What happens when an orphanage decides that children need more than a bed, they need a family? I invite you to read Andrei's story on my blog today....
In a culture where children with disabilities have too often been hidden from view, Come and See offers something different. A place of acceptance. A place of dignity. A place where every smile is celebrated and every child is seen. I invite you to read the Come and See...
