(gentle somber music)

- [Narrator] Volodya, his twin brother,

and a younger sibling,are vulnerable children

living in a Roma community in Ukraine.

Volodya said they never had enough to eat.

- I got dizzy and my stomach ached.

Sometimes, when I was hungry,I would dream about food.

- [Narrator] A hundredyears ago, people moved

to this village to escape discrimination,

and to find jobs.

But unemployment rates over 90 percent

have forced families tolive in grinding poverty.

- My mom goes to the city to beg.

We sit in our hut and waitfor hours without food.

- [Narrator] Over theyears, Volodya's dad tried

to find full-time jobs,but he was never hired.

To help him and othersprovide for their families,

CVN's Orphan's Promise workedwith a missionary pastor

and built a cementfactory in the community.

- In the beginning I didn't know anything,

so they trained me.

Praise God, I was able tolearn and now I teach others.

- [Narrator] The factoryproduces high-quality pavers,

bricks, and concrete blocks.

Business has been sostrong, they've been able

to hire even more workersfrom the Roma village.

- I'm so proud to saythat I have good job,

and my wife doesn't have to beg anymore.

- [Narrator] For Volodya and his brothers,

that means plenty of food toeat, and hope for the future.

- I'm so happy that my dadhas a job and works hard.

I don't want to beg whenI grow up, I want to work.

God, he has a purpose for my life.

Thank you all for helping our family.

(chiming)

(children laughing)