I was close to Julian's family when he was adopted and came to the U.S. They were touched by his sweetness and determination when they met him in Romania. It took a lot of faith and courage to take on a project such as Julian's physical limitations and language issues. It was a total family effort and they were wonderful. There were so many obstacles! Painful surgeries, grueling physical therapy sessions, difficult frustrations and heartache were constant. They were spurred on by their love for Julian and his indomitable spirit. He worked so hard and never gave up. His example gave them the will to keep going. I recall that very soon after he arrived that he shocked us all with his ability to use a cassette tape recorder perfectly! He was so little, and he had never done anything like that before, but he liked to listen to music and so he did whatever it took to do that. He always had a sense of humor could put others at ease around him. He came with a very strong spirit. He had moments of wisdom and insight way beyond his years. Believe me, this was not easy! He is happy and successful today because of his mom, his dad, and every one of his brothers and sisters. Their family is unique, for many reasons, they have all pulled together to help one another. I respect and love all of them.
We knew Julian would be a great missionary! He is one awesome person and we miss him. Can't wait til he comes home. Tell him the Powell family sends their love.
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Great video CL!!!!! I loved it and it was very inspirational. I hope to be half what he is.
I was close to Julian's family when he was adopted and came to the U.S.
They were touched by his sweetness and determination when they met him in Romania. It took a lot of faith and courage to take on a project such as Julian's physical limitations and language issues. It was a total family effort and they were wonderful. There were so many obstacles! Painful surgeries, grueling physical therapy sessions, difficult frustrations and heartache were constant. They were spurred on by their love for Julian and his indomitable spirit. He worked so hard and never gave up. His example gave them the will to keep going. I recall that very soon after he arrived that he shocked us all with his ability to use a cassette tape recorder perfectly! He was so little, and he had never done anything like that before, but he liked to listen to music and so he did whatever it took to do that. He always had a sense of humor could put others at ease around him. He came with a very strong spirit. He had moments of wisdom and insight way beyond his years. Believe me, this was not easy! He is happy and successful today because of his mom, his dad, and every one of his brothers and sisters. Their family is unique, for many reasons, they have all pulled together to help one another. I respect and love all of them.
We knew Julian would be a great missionary! He is one awesome person and we miss him. Can't wait til he comes home. Tell him the Powell family sends their love.
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