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Charis Around
the World
Life In
Ukraine
Anne
Sokol
Educating Midwives and Doulas
In Ukraine, homebirth midwives teach couples a long series of
childbirth preparation classes, then they attend the birth. They
don’t provide prenatal care as we know it, like checking blood
pressure, urine, blood values, etc. Their means of attaining
knowledge and experience varies a lot.
In Ukraine, there are no classes or study materials designed for
homebirth midwives or doulas or childbirth educators. No one offers
seminars or courses. There are no groups or organizations of
fellowship among those in this profession. Doulas are pretty much
unheard of still.
Homebirth midwives here are pretty secretive about their practices
and knowledge, as competition is fierce and relationships not very
friendly. Their knowledge and experience is not something they give
away; it has a price. Things like apprenticeship relationships don’t
really exist here yet. How a woman becomes a homebirth midwife in
Ukraine is very individual and often doesn’t involve formal study.
Charis’ program would definitely be one-of-a-kind here. Nothing like
it exists yet! How amazing—to open the doors of knowledge and
education to anyone who wanted to study these topics; to end the
secretive grasp of birth knowledge, to encourage structured study
through pregnancy and childbearing topics; to put this information
into the hands of average women here.
Translating the Charis materials into Russian would be a great
testimony—that Christians are in the vanguard of right changes, of
disseminating the freedom and responsibility that comes with truth
and knowledge, of encouraging study and discernment. What a
force God can use for birth change here!
Love,
Anne
Victoria, Anne, Vitaliy and Skyla Sokol
Hello Friends,
It is time for Charis to begin translating our materials into other
languages!!!
So far, all of our students have been fluent in English, but we knew
eventually we would have students who need the books and materials
in other languages.
So the first language translation will be …(((drum roll)))…
Russian! There are currently two Ukrainian ladies who want to go
through the Charis doula training, so it is time to translate! That
takes time and money.
If you are excited that we have the opportunity to take the Charis
ministry into Russian-speaking countries, please help us out! Send
your donations to Charis Childbirth at P.O. Box 6900, North Port, FL
34290. Please write on a separate note
(not on your check) that your donation is for the Russian
translation project.
THANK YOU!!!!!
Kristin Schuchmann,
Executive Director
Our International Charis
Family
Your stories from around the world touch us and we pray for your
safety.
Thanks, Love and Blessings to every one of you!
'Behold, I will bring them from the north country, And gather them
from the ends of the earth,
Among them the blind and the lame,
The woman with child and The one who labors with child, together,
A
great throng shall return there...And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the LORD.'
Jeremiah 31:8, 14
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August 2009
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