Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
Romans 12:9-10
I was thinking back about 8 months ago when Tadios stepped into our home speaking no English. And for Zadyn meeting his new brother for the first time was quite terrifying. If you think about it, they had no way to communicate. But on specific day they both were forced into brother-hood.
I think about what these photos say about these boys today. And tears stream down my face at the hurdles they have overcome. Two boys not related by blood, culture, having no similarities except one, they are practically the same age. Which could have for them spelled disaster in every form. When I see these photos I guess what is so intoxicating about them is the pure genuine love they have for each other. That what started out terrifying for them both, has been a journey like no other, they have found their best friends, they have become brothers. They have over come sharing a room together, being the youngest together, they have learned how to teach each other who they are without a language. A knot starts to form in my throat just thinking about the love that has developed between these brothers. Something so fantastic, so complex but yet so simple. I admire the love they have for each other, it is remarkable that 8 months later they see not the differences in each other as a division to a friendship but an opening to new kind of love. That of a brother.
