On our first date in 2006, my husband and I revealed to each other that we both felt it was our purpose in life to adopt children. Maybe not the most common topic on a first date, but it set the stage for the journey our family would take so many years later. would take so many years later.
Hosting was a truly memorable experience for our family. My husband and I have always had a heart for orphans, but we didn’t know precisely how to act on it.
My name is Oksana Gregory. I was a host child. I was in a orphanage for a year at that time and many of my friends had gotten a chance to go and see another country and be hosted. I began praying and hoping that God would give me an opportunity just like he gave them.
My adopted daughter Lesya is, by far, the greatest gift of my life, a gift that I never expected. I learned of Frontier Horizon through some local friends who had hosted a child… and my journey began. I chose to hosted two girls over the summer. While the experience was positive and amazing in so many ways, there was another little girl who I had originally chosen to host.
So our family story began with a haircut, seriously; it was a 9yr old little girl visiting from Ukraine through Frontier Horizon. My husband and I own a hair salon and naturally when a friend mentioned this program, I offered to do a free haircut for an orphan from Ukraine.
Little did I know how much my life would change from that moment on..
Little did I know how much my life would change from that moment on..
It all started one day when my phone rang. It was a pastor from my church and he was telling me that there was a group of orphans coming from Ukraine in a couple months and would I be interested in hosting a 12 y/o boy? That was the day I learned about “Frontier Horizon”. Well, I said I would get back to him. We had 3 biological sons and one was also 12.