My life started back in Odessa, Ukraine.
I was growing up in 3 different orphanages and then i got transported to my final orphanage, that’s was the one that I was looking for.
I’m one of 7 kids and I’m the fourth, from the oldest down.
I had really hard time in the orphanages, well i guess because without family you like a blank sheet of a paper that never been used.
I been taken to the orphanage, because my mom as a single mother could not provide for all of her 7 kids. And that’s of course challenging if you came from one of the poorest countries in Europe.
I had fun times and I had sad times. I mean you probably been there and you know what I’m talking about.
Before going to #4 orphanage i was in 2 toddler orphanages, because I was 3 at the time when the cops took me from my mom. I was very afraid, cause I was only 3 years-old and I was confused at that age. I remember one of the cops was chasing me down, when he got me I pee in my little shorts that been worn out already.
When I was growing up I met lots of wonderful people, who were considering adopting me, but never did. And then as I was growing up, we start having American missions to my orphanage a group of people who started attending our orphanage and helping out with basic needs. And it was a huge for us.
They took us to McDonald’s, which was big for us. I remember that I was about 12 or thirteen what Vinny a president of Frontier-horizon organization took a bunch of kid to McDonald’s and I was one of them and it was one of the best days in my whole life.
i knew that God just opened a new window in my life and I thanked Him for that.
Years were passing by and so was I. think I was 13 at that time when we got send to a summer camp, and I loved it, every school year I was looking forward to the next summer. It’s the time when you get your head clean from studies and teachers.
That day was a hat day and I remember that Vinny arrived to our summer camp with a new group that time. And I was shy I don’t know why but I I am, so I was sitting down on a bench and then the next thing I see a cute girl approched me and atarted speaking toungs atlest thats what I thought she was speaking.
I was just shaking my head. But I knew that she was saying something good asd wseet. Then she took a picture of me.
Then the following winter I got invited to the same family as that blond girl took a picture of me. I was very exited, because I alwasy dreamed to go to the United States. Then I knew that God just opened second window for me and it was a bright window.
It was Christmas time and I remember that it was my first Chistmas having presents and I was in shaked that entire treap I was there.
When we got to the airport I had my first cry, teers of love were coming out from my eyes. Because I already fell in love with that family.
Then the following summer I been invited to come for a visit again. I was very excited about that comming treap. It was a wonderful time once again, but the time went to quick for me. But I knew that there something about that family that I had incoming.
About 2 years later I became a sitizen of the United States of America. Then I knew that God Opend a door big door for me and I was in His house a house of reality.
I’m so thankful to my Heavenly Father for giving me this incredible family that I can call them mom and dad, words that I never used in my life and now I can actually use it.
God is good at all time.
He has dream for everyone, you just got to believe in His Holly Name, a Name that saved us all.
May God Bless you all
As He does that everyday without getting stoppin.
Amen.
This post was submitted by Angel.
