A smile spreads across my face as I think about my visit to see the children in our home outside of Minsk. These fortunate children have grown up as a family with lovely parents who have embraced them as their own. This particular home is different from our other homes because some of the children came to us as infants. Birth mothers so distraught and frightened walked out of the maternity hospital with empty hands abandoning their new born infants . God took those tiny babies, treasured by Him and yet left behind as if worthless, and gave them into the arms of Olga and Oleg. He put them in a place where they would have value and receive love.
A new baby joined the family since my last visit, Daniel. He is passed around as every family member eagerly holds him. God has already used little Daniel to do something special for this family. Though they were and are a loving family, it’s like there was a small hole in the family, which Daniel fills. The family feels complete, whole, and unified.
Pictures: Angelina, Nastya, Maxim; Andrew & Angelina; Daniel and Andrew
