We at OrthoChristian are also taking this opportunity to look back at the major events of the past year that have affected our brothers and sisters in Christ, whether joyously or sorrowfully.
One turns to secular work from material need, another—from a spiritual temptation, another—as a spiritual labor. Only God knows who is who.
Stanislav Minkov, Valery Sinilshchikov
What Gehenna befits the one who slaughters Christ Himself and tears Him up to pieces?
Of course, we could host the family, provide transportation and any other assistance the family would need. But could we do more, since the Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery has a price tag around $50,000.00 and the family is struggling to raise even a portion of the needed amount?
The visit spanned nine days and strengthened the relations between the Orthodox Church in America and the Moscow Patriarchate.