Little Lambs Staff

"For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For God who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ."
2 Corinthians 4:5-6 (NIV)

Office of the United States

Renate Kurz
President

Renate Kurz is the founder and president of Little Lambs Ministry. In the summer of 1992, she had the opportunity to work with Ukrainian orphans. It broke her heart to discover their tremendous need for love and affection. Later that year, Little Lambs Ministry was born. Renate says,"It is a privilege and blessing to minister to the orphaned and abandoned children in the former Soviet Union."

Christy Hemstreet

Relief Program and Camp Coordinator

Christy Hemstreet is from Wheaton, IL and graduated in May of 2008 from Gordon College, where she studied Social Work and Sociology. She serves at Little Lambs as the Relief Program and Camp Coordinator. Her position entails overseeing the Relief Program and equipping the American teams who travel to work in the former Soviet Union.

Office of Ukraine

Viktoria Gordienko

Program Coordinator

Viktoria Gordienko is the Program Coordinator in Ukraine. Her job involves training the Ukrainian teams, creating the camp program, and managing all the little details of the ministry.

Vitally Sukhina
Director

Vitally Sukhina has been serving with Little Lambs since 2004, together with his wife Lena. They currently live at the Little Lambs training center and warehouse building outside Kiev. The Sukhinas host the American camp volunteers when they arrive in ukraine, and transport them to the airport. They're also involved in training the Ukrainian volunteers, and managing the relief distribution program in Ukraine.