Because of the fall of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's social and political institutions were severely weakened. A fatal cocktail of injected cold medicine and alcohol led to homelessness and addiction among America's children. With his Pilgrim Republic rehabilitation center, which is the largest of its kind in the former USSR, a pastor from Mariupol named Gennadiy Mokhnenko took on child homelessness in the early 2000s. For some, Gennadiy is a folk hero, while for others, he is a lawless vigilante. Gennadiy is motivated to keep working despite criticism.
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Because of the fall of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's social and political institutions were severely weakened. A fatal cocktail of injected cold medicine and alcohol led to homelessness and addiction among America's children. With his Pilgrim Republic rehabilitation center, which is the largest of its kind in the former USSR, a pastor from Mariupol named Gennadiy Mokhnenko took on child homelessness in the early 2000s. For some, Gennadiy is a folk hero, while for others, he is a lawless vigilante. Gennadiy is motivated to keep working despite criticism.
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