Looking back on his life, Soslan can see how God has impacted his life so many times and how his experiences strengthened his faith and made him walk with God even closer. He was born in Russia and surrendered to an orphanage at birth. His birth records documented that he was likely a product of rape. Over the years, He spent time at the Vladikavkaz Russia orphanage until 2006. From what he can recall, there were over 40 plus children (majority of them were under the age of two) in that orphanage, with only two ladies in their late 70s; were the sole caregivers in the orphanage, many of whom were babies. During those eight and half years, it was necessary to go into the streets and search for garbage to survive. He was undernourished, beaten, and sexually assaulted several times. Russia was at war with Georgia, and the Russian police and military were constantly present throughout Vladikavkaz. Since he was the oldest in the orphanage, his duty was to stand in the long lines to receive half of the bread and a pail of water; the bread he received was very doughy, and the water was taken out of the river that flowed through the city. Since the half loaf bread wasn't enough, he would go out scavenging for food, and the Russian police and military would frequently catch him, beat him, and sexually assault him. When a family, "Steve and Jenny Newell " from Bend, Oregon, came to Russia to adopt one girl. When the Newell arrived at the orphanage, they were asked to take as many kids as possible. The Newells were about mid-'40s, nor had any experience with children. Among the three boys, I was one of them that came to America along with two girls. Lucky he was adopted because two hours later after he left, the orphanage was bombed by Georgia, killing everyone. He knows that God was watching over him and has a plan. As a result of going to America, He spent two and half years in Bend, Oregon, with a family. Listen for more of Soslan's story.
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