God supplies the mortar as we continue to build...

As I mentioned, our focus yesterday was Nikolas. We thought it would be a nice surprise to bring along his biological brother to the hospital for a visit. As we understand, they truly do not spend lots of time together, but we observed when they are together, they love each other very much.

I think I mentioned in an earlier blog, Nikolas's brother is enrolled in the local trade college studying to be a chef. When we called (technically our facilitator called him due to the language barrier) to extend the invite, his brother was so pleased that we want to have a relationship with him and that we consider him to be part of our family, he invited us to come to the restaurant where he works so he could cook us a special pizza. We were thrilled he felt comfortable enough to want us to dine with him and to accompany us and asked him to make Nikolas a pizza for our hospital visit.

While at the hospital visiting, things seemed very easy. Looking back, it was the common love for Nikolas that solidified this long term relationship. We pray that his brother stays focused on his personal goals and that he achieves his dreams. He has so much drive for a child that has grown up in an orphanage and is truly a courageous young man. He is a great inspiration for Nikolas!