Geniya and I stayed up late looking at the scrapbook she had made, crying, laughing...when she was sad about leaving it broke my heart, but when we would talk about her parents, sister, and niece that she has never met, she would get excited and her eyes would sparkle. That comforted me.
Right now, I can picture Victor and Nadiya on the 16 hour bus ride from LuHansk to Boryspol....Yeah the Kiev airport is actually not in Kiev...I can't imagine the sacrifice they've made letting Geniya come to the US twice for a total of 5 years, so that she could get the help she needed. I don't think they will ever, this side of heaven, comprehend the impact on lives because of their sacrifice.
Because Geniya came, we adopted Tatiana. Tatiana was the only adoption from that orphanage in at least 12 years. Because of her adoption, and our unwillingness to forget those kids left behind, God brought Reach Orphans with Hope across our paths. Because of their desire to minister to orphans, and God bringing us and missionaries that work at this same orphanage to them, they started including that orphanage in their summer hosting program bringing several orphans from this orphanage to the US for a couple of weeks in the Summer. Because so many families came to help and serve at the hosting 'camp', many of these children have been, and are being adopted. They are coming to know Christ as Savior. They have hope that they never had before. Now the Americans are going there a couple times a year to have camp for all the orphans and more orphans will continue to come here for the two week hosting 'camp'. THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE of the impact one family started by letting their little 7 year old girl leave them and go to the US 12 years ago.
There are countless other tangents of lives impacted, families changed…Bottom line, what God can do with one life that submits to His will at the sacrifice of their own is a global master piece. He pulls all the willing hearts together, not one more important than the other, and alters destinies and histories.
Right now, I can picture Victor and Nadiya on the 16 hour bus ride from LuHansk to Boryspol....Yeah the Kiev airport is actually not in Kiev...I can't imagine the sacrifice they've made letting Geniya come to the US twice for a total of 5 years, so that she could get the help she needed. I don't think they will ever, this side of heaven, comprehend the impact on lives because of their sacrifice.
Because Geniya came, we adopted Tatiana. Tatiana was the only adoption from that orphanage in at least 12 years. Because of her adoption, and our unwillingness to forget those kids left behind, God brought Reach Orphans with Hope across our paths. Because of their desire to minister to orphans, and God bringing us and missionaries that work at this same orphanage to them, they started including that orphanage in their summer hosting program bringing several orphans from this orphanage to the US for a couple of weeks in the Summer. Because so many families came to help and serve at the hosting 'camp', many of these children have been, and are being adopted. They are coming to know Christ as Savior. They have hope that they never had before. Now the Americans are going there a couple times a year to have camp for all the orphans and more orphans will continue to come here for the two week hosting 'camp'. THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE of the impact one family started by letting their little 7 year old girl leave them and go to the US 12 years ago.
There are countless other tangents of lives impacted, families changed…Bottom line, what God can do with one life that submits to His will at the sacrifice of their own is a global master piece. He pulls all the willing hearts together, not one more important than the other, and alters destinies and histories.
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We are thankful for all that your family stands for :) You have surely impacted ours!
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