Deaf children from Mordovia attend service with gesture translation in Moscow church

A group of inmates from a boarding school in Saransk returned home 12 April after spending two days in Moscow.

Svetlana Revochkina – a lecturer from the Saransk special boarding school said that the pilgrimage to Moscow was arranged by the Mordovia department of the ‘Russian Foundation for Charity and Health.’ Aid was provided by republican enterprises and organizations within ‘Children are our joy’ program.

The children visited Vorobyevy Gory, Alexander Garden, Poklonnaya Hill, Red Square and the Armory Museum.

The children also attended the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and prayed during the service with gesture translation in the Church of Tikhvin icon of Mother of God in the former Simonov monastery. The children received communion and participated in the religious procession.

DECR Communication Service