JULY 7, 2025
Summer Camps have started in Sumy
Thanks to you our donors, we were able to continue our summer camp program this year. Giving these kids a well needed rest from the war.
Art Therapy
Art therapy can provide a powerful emotional outlet for children living in war-conflicted countries, helping them process trauma and express feelings that are too difficult to put into words. Through drawing, painting, and creative play, children can externalize fear, grief, and anxiety in a safe, structured way. This form of therapy not only fosters emotional healing and resilience, but also restores a sense of normalcy and hope amid chaos. In many cases, it becomes a vital tool for rebuilding their sense of identity, security, and trust in others.
April 14, 2025
new leadership and board of directors
We are excited to announce the appointment of Walter Semeniuk as the new President of The Master’s Foundation, effective March 15, 2025. Walter, a former Director, brings a wealth of leadership experience and a deep passion for service.
Stan Watrich Scholarship Recipient
February 12, 2025
My name is Christina Maniakina. I am 18. I used to live in Donetsk region with my parents and brother, but since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, we were forced to move to a safer place. Entering the seminary, I also found a new home, because I have nowhere else to go now. My parents live in one of Lviv churches.
I was 8, when the war first began in Donbas, so I know very little about a peaceful life. Still, my parents tried to make our childhood as happy as possible. I love my parents very much.
I am a responsible person, my friends can rely on me. It’s important for me to be an easy-going person, for I like to make friends. I have visited church since my childhood. At age 10-11, I was baptized in the Holy Spirit with the gift of speaking tongues. That was when God touched my soul in a special way. In 2022, I received water baptism.
Sometimes it is quite hard for me to believe and keep trusting the Lord in the midst of the war, seeing all those atrocities that happen. But I realize that only God can stop this war and that having close relationship with Him is very important. So, I came to the seminary, because this is a place, where young Christians grow, mature, and study together. Here I can study and practice ministry. Because I know that I am called to serve people. I remember the first days of the full-scale invasion. So many people left our town, but so many stayed. And those children needed at least a little bit of happiness in their lives. So, we started serving them by organizing day-time camps. Sometimes we had to hide in the bomb shelter, sometimes we heard explosions all around, but we kept serving. And this is what I want to do – to serve people. And I believe that I can learn how to do it here, at the seminary.
Congratulations to Christina for being selected for this award. A scholarship was created in Stan’s name that goes to a seminary student at L'viv Theological Seminar in honour of Master's Foundation founder, Stan Watrich
