Posted on 05/07/2018 7:16:02 AM PDT by NRx
Archpriest Vitaly Tkachev on not being afraid of having a lot of children, trusting in God, and raising children in love
In our previous article we introduced our readers to the Pokrov (“Protection”) Orthodox Children’s Home. It is a delightful, cozy little house (a converted village hall) in the village of Yakovlevo near Moscow. It provides shelter and education to children from the most difficult backgrounds, from all corners of Russia. Once they had nothing: neither hope for the future, nor trust in people, to say nothing of faith in God. At Pokrov they have all of this.
It is amazing that Pokrov is a non-state institution; that is, it exists by the mercy of God and the donations of generous people. Some people bring food or clothes to it, others support it financially. There is also an icon-painting workshop at the local church which brings in some modest return.
... Do you know many families that more than five children? For modern society it is seen as an exception to the rule. We tend to worry that we will hardly be able to feed and clothe “so many children”…
...So let us come to this wonderful, united family’s home and ask them very important questions. How we can grow in sincere, genuine love; how we can learn to love our own children, somebody else’s children, our relatives, and even strangers.
Once your fifth is born, nothing scares you!
(Excerpt) Read more at orthochristian.com ...
We have five. Would have had more but momma got stage 3 cancer. She has been a survivor for 17 years, but no more children. The chemo took care of that.
Yes.
Congratulations, yes chemo sucks for sure. I’d say in the Big Picture Y’All are hanging fairly decent.
My 2nd Wife Survived the Chemo, 1 Mastectomy and stripping of left arm Lymph Nodes.
Then while doing Directed energy radiation on what had Spread out to Brain, Lungs, Liver, Pancres, and so on... Quickly and that was the end.
So while some think it’s bad. Remember it could be way worse.
My sympathy. My wife went through the same, it was the chemo that took away child bearing and she really wanted more.
But no farm animals. It’s unfair!
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