From Generation to Generation

And His mercy is for those who fear him from
generation to generation. Luke 1:50 ESV

Every child growing up in an orphanage has a story to tell. Often, the ones we hear most are ones of tragedy and brokenness. And true enough, most children’s stories begin with some type of suffering before orphanage life.

Today I want to share with you a story that has more beauty. This is the story of one of three sisters, Georgiana, Cati, and Elena. All three have beautiful stories, but today I want to focus on Cati, and I would like to share some of her thoughts about life at the orphanage and how it affected her.

“Growing up in an orphanage. We were taught that only through God’s help and obtaining an education would we have the chance to succeed in life. In the orphanage, people supported and helped us. They were there to provide the care our parents could not give and listen to our problems. They became almost like parents to us. They motivated us as children in the home through activities, trips, and camps, which helped us develop our skills.

There were beautiful moments. Looking back, I can only say what a beautiful childhood we had. Although we were away from our parents, God blessed us to grow up in an orphanage where those who worked understood our need for affection, understanding, and protection.

Years have passed, Now I’m married and have a family of my own. I didn’t think it would be possible to have children, but God has blessed me to become a parent to a son, Stefan, and I can finally know the feeling of being a mom.”

Cati has a beautiful testimony of God’s grace and love.

Because God sent people to reach out in love all those years ago, Cati escaped a life of poverty, learned about our Savior, obtained her education, and now has a good life. She is a woman who loves God, has a loving husband and a beautiful son. And recently, BOL was privileged to be part of the service where her son Stefan was dedicated to the Lord.

Reaching out to Cati made a difference in her life, which expanded to her son. How many future generations will be affected and what legacy will Cati leave behind? That is impossible for us to know, but we do know, each child we encounter is important in our father’s eyes, we don’t know who they will impact when they are grown, but if we can connect them to the Savior, anything is possible.

Let’s keep moving forward in 2021, reaching everyone we can in the name of the Lord.

Debora Brown

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