"We are true family"
When friends got to know that Galina and Rodion Bairamovy decided to take part in Family Education program at Father's House they all with one accord declared: "You are crazy!" Teachers by vocation, Bairamovy have dreamt of a big and friendly family. God gave them two wonderful kids, but they wanted to become parents to many children. On the way to realization of their dream they met a lot of barriers and almost lost hope.
"My mother is a chief teacher, and brother is a schoolmaster, and I also have dreamt to become a teacher since my childhood", tell us Rodion. "When we were offered to work at Father's House we agreed to it straight away". "You know, — Galina goes on, — it was like fairy tale, where dreams turn into reality. We wanted to have big family, to serve children and to work with Christians. And all of this has come true!"
As Galina was pregnant at that time, so Rodion was the first to start work at Father's House. In June 2003, in Bairamovy family the son was born. "When Maxim has grown up a little, he was 5 month old at that time, we took part in the Family Education program" — tells us Galina. "In principle, we were ready for everything, we knew about most children's past and what they had to suffer through…" However, a great surprise was waiting for them at Father's House. Formerly, Galina was an inspector of childhood protection and she was preparing papers for depriving of parental rights of one woman. By that time, when documents were ready, woman was put into prison for begging. Galina newer expected that she would be a new mother to the daughter of that exact woman.
The most important for Bairamovy family was the first month of adaptation. Children of new family expected that young Maxim would be capricious and crying, but they were surprised when it turned out that he's been very calm. Firstly children were afraid to come closer to the baby. They were surprised, why he should have a bath every day, "he is not dirty, he goes nowhere, isn't he", why you should tell him loving words "he doesn't understand anything, does he!"
One time, when Galina was doing laundry in bathroom, Maxim woke up and started to cry. When she looked into the bedroom she saw Dima and happy Max holding his feeding bottle. "It seemed to me that he wanted to drink", — explained Dima, looking a little confused. By the way, Dima was the first child who started to call Radik — father. It happened somehow in itself. "We understand that we could never take a place of one's parents for these children. But we set the goal: to contribute our best into these children, — father Radik says, — and to stay good friends for life". It's noticeable, as children in family are changing, they show care and look after each other — it wasn't like this before!
The brightest experience in Bairamovy family was invitation to a New Year celebration by Roman and Natalia Korniyko. "What is it 'party'? Why do we need to buy a cake for it? And flowers? 'Party' — is it like a wedding?" — they had brought up so many questions. Children were so excited. All the way to the party they were wondering and asking how they suppose to behave.
"It was the most wonderful visit in my life", — remembers Galina with a happy smile. And she adds: "Of cause, there are different things happen, but we can say confidently: we are true family!"
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