Some of them were as young as 4, and we knew if we didn't take them, most would end up dead or in prison," Mokhnenko said. "My adopted children used to live on the streets. Gennadiy and his wife Lena are parents to 32 previously abandoned children. The bike campaign is organized by partners in the World Without Orphans movement and is being led by Gennadiy Mokhnenko, pastor and director of Republic Pilgrim, which is the largest rehabilitation program for street youth in Ukraine.
Countries on their itinerary include Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Germany. From July 5th-September 9th, the bikers will cover a distance of 5,000 kilometers spread throughout 10 countries. They ride to be a voice for other orphans and to demonstrate how the lives of abandoned children can change when they are taken into loving families. This summer, a group of former Ukrainian orphans and their parents will continue their international bike tour with the hopes of spreading the growing vision of ‘a world without orphans.Īfter riding across Ukraine and Russia over 4 consecutive summers, this year they will travel west to bike through central and northern Europe.
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