Tsimbal, Lucy

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Tell about your childhood, school, family, etc.

I was raised by my parents My father was working at construction as a driver. And my mother was working as a seamstress at a factory. My mother died at the age of 50 and my father died in 1996. My brother and his wife are retired. I started school after the war. I went to a good school in Kyiv, after its finishing I went to work.

Where did you work? Was your work good? Were you happy with your job?

I worked at the Central Mall as a salesperson. Then I got married and gave birth to three daughters – one of them died at the age of 5 months. After maternity leave I started working at the other department store. Meanwhile I was studying at technical college. After its graduation I became the head of one of departments in the store. Later my friends offered me a job of an engineer at the sports company. I really enjoyed meeting different sportsmen and talk to them. I worked at this state company before my retirement.

Tell about your present life.

I have a regular life of a pensioner. One of my daughters is already retired, the other one is still working. My both sons-in-law are retired. I have two grandsons and two granddaughters – they are all working. I also have two great granddaughters – they are 15 and 6; their mother raises them herself. When her younger daughter was 1, her husband was killed in the car accident. I have no free time – I am happy I can do my best to help my family.

Have you accepted Christ? How long have you been following the Lord?

How can one not to believe in Christ? I always feel His presence, He helps me all the time. In the evening I usually sit down and talk to Him, telling Him about my day.

Tell about one thing your sponsor needs to know about you.

My dear sponsor knows how hard it is to live now during the war. And I also know that our sponsors are praying for us and for the end of this war. I am very thankful to our sponsor for not leaving us at such difficult time. I know they do their best to help us. I wish you all good health and peaceful sky above your heads.