Help Vladik Find a Home

I am posting this at the request of John Hogg, an Orthodox Christian, who worked in a Ukrainian Orphanage. He’s trying to find a home for a wonderful child, Vladik. If you can be of help then contact John at his website. I have borrowed a picture of Vladik from John’s site as well. If you are able to be of help – send me a note at Glory to God for All Things, because I’m sure we’d all like to hear about it. May God bless young Vladik!

About Fr. Stephen Freeman

Fr. Stephen is a retired Archpriest of the Orthodox Church in America. He is also author of Everywhere Present: Christianity in a One-Storey Universe, and Face to Face: Knowing God Beyond Our Shame, as well as the Glory to God podcast series on Ancient Faith Radio.

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November 1, 2007

Orthodox Christianity

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6 responses to “Help Vladik Find a Home”

John Hogg

November 2, 2007

Father, bless!

Thank you so much for posting this! God willing, by getting the word out, we’ll find this little guy a home.

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In Christ,
John
Clint

November 2, 2007

Having adopted a little boy from Eastern Europe (from Estonia, though of Ukrainian descent), I can say with authority that it was one of the best decisions we have ever made. He is a sweet loving child who has blended into our family with ease. He was 17 months when we met him and 18 months when he came home to live with us. He is four years old now.

It is a fabulous blessing, for us as much as him.
Stephen

November 2, 2007

Being a single college student, I am in no position to adopt, but I do have two adopted brothers from Taiwan. They joined our family at ages 7 and 11 respectively, and they are now 14 and 15 years old. There were some rough patches with everyone having to adjust to each other, and even now none of us are perfect and we do tussle at times like brothers do, but overall our family is now so much bigger and more joyful and exciting than it was before and I wouldn’t go back.

That’s just my two cents endorsing adoption. God bless Vladik.
Fr. Nicholas Jonas

November 7, 2007

Father, Can you tell me if the young boy has been adopted as of today. I am doing a workshop on Adoption at the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago Clergy/Laity Assembly next week and I would love to put this info out.
fatherstephen

November 7, 2007

If he has been I have not been told. Contact John Hogg (his email address is in the comments section above. He has all of the information available.
Marion Johnson

May 1, 2008

Has anyone adopted this little child? “Help Vladik Find a Home” I will be interested in adopting this child.

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