A TEAM from a Worcester church have raised £7,000 to help build an orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine.
The Rev Paul Hughes of Woodgreen Evangelical Church in Warndon Villages, took a team of 10 men out to work on building the transition house section of the orphanage for teenagers.
UNICEF estimates that there may be as many as 10,000 homeless children in the city, located on the shores of the Black Sea. Having initially set a fund-raising target of £2,000 the team actually raised about £7,000, all of which was spent on building materials.
They were also presented with a cheque for £1,500 by Tudor Grange Academy after teacher Emma Ainslie motivated the pupils to help raise money. The school also presented the team with a plaque that will be put up in the orphanage as it nears completion.
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