Two Brothers and One Hope

In 2009, my son Nikolai suffered a serious leg injury.

The pain was so severe that he could no longer walk without assistance.

Despite his condition, Nikolai asked to be taken to Samtavro Monastery so that he could pray at the resting place of Saint Gabriel Urgebadze.

We fulfilled his request.

At the saint’s grave, my son reverently turned to the Lord and asked for help through Saint Gabriel’s prayers.

After praying, he was able to stand up by himself and walk without assistance to the blackberry bush traditionally associated with the memory of Saint Nino, Equal-to-the-Apostles.

What happened deeply moved our entire family.

Some time later, my second son, Alexander, also suffered a serious leg injury.

He too asked first of all to be taken to Samtavro to pray to the Lord.

Several days later, the doctors removed the plaster cast.

According to their assessment, the recovery was progressing much better than expected.

We received everything that happened as a special mercy of God shown to our family through the prayers of Saint Gabriel.

These events strengthened us even more in faith and taught us to seek help first and foremost from the Lord.

“In every trial of life, let us first turn to Christ, Who through the prayers of His saints strengthens and comforts each person.”

Glory to God for all things!