Natalia Bolchuk

In 2001, our life with Serhiі changed forever. We were a young family, making plans for the future when an accident happened that seemed to ruin everything… or, as I now understand, opened a new path.

I broke my neck and was left paralyzed. A year and a half in hospitals and sanatoriums became a real trial. I saw how difficult life is for people with disabilities in Ukraine—how much pain, loneliness, and hopelessness surrounds them. And at the same time, I realized that God never abandons us, even in the darkest moments.

It seemed that this tragedy would destroy everything. But instead, it became the beginning of something greater. At first, Serhiy and I simply supported people like me through meetings and fellowship. Then, we started organizing camps for people with disabilities and families raising children with special needs. Later, we opened a rehabilitation office.

In 2016, we founded the Agape Ukraine organization, and on its foundation, the Agape Rehabilitation Complex was established, providing physical, social, and spiritual rehabilitation for people with disabilities.

God has blessed me with an incredible family—my loving husband, two wonderful sons, Lyubomyr and Rafael, my daughter Anzhelika, and my grandson Emmanuel. But even more, He has given me a calling—to be part of His army, to bring light to those who feel hopeless, and to remind them that even in the hardest circumstances, there is hope.