Sometimes it's hard to talk about yourself, but I'll try to say a few words.
Do not miss the truth of life! Look around and learn to enjoy in the nature that God has created. What truth is that? THERE ARE WONDERS AROUND!
God blesses us with so many special gifts. The truth of God's love is not that He allows bad things to happen. It's His promise that He will be standing there, right beside us when they (temptations) come. No matter how things get hard, He loves us.
This is what I've experienced in my life.
I was born March 4, 1991 in the city of Kochani, Macedonia. My parents got divorced when I was 2 years old, so until my 12 years old I lived with my father. The life that I lived by the time I came to the orphanage was not wholesome, so I don't want to talk about it.
From the very first time, when I came to the orphanage in Skopje, I had a great desire to go to see the "Big Church" (The Cathedral of St. Clement of Ohrid). That's how I used to call it. So once I went by myself, and slowly, slowly I began to go every Sunday for Divine Liturgy.
I will feel guilty if I don't say it, that living spiritual life (attending Divine Liturgies, taking Holy Communion, Confession, Church classes, reading ecclesiastical literature), had helped me to become first a person who will be ready to fight with the problems in the society, and then to love God. I love God because, He really took me from the "hell" (in my home town) and made me to be something. It is amazing how much God helps to all of us, even though we are not always aware of it.
Then I started to write books and by now I have published three books- spiritual poetry.
Living in a orphanage is not easy, but in the same time we've learned a lot. We all kids there were as one "Big Family." There you learn not to be selfish, to share things with other kids, to support each other... We had everything, expect one thing: MOTHERS LOVE! Those who have not leaved in orphanage, would not understand that, but we, who have had lived there, do. Even if the whole world be yours, without being loved, you would be missing something. You would still have emptiness in your heart.
There is always reason why such things are happening. I thank God for what I've been through. I don't want to talk about my bad childhood because I don't want people feel sorry about me.
I would just say I am so thankful to God that He was ( and He still does) taking care of me when I was suffering.
Growing up in the orphanage and being fully involved in the Church - spiritual life is very important. It helped me a lot in my life. It help me to know what is good and what is evil.
How it happened this movie to be made? Well, were is the answer:
While I was in the orphanage, I've been a guest (and some other kids) to the national TV of Macedonia, to one TV show. The lady (whose voice you hear in the movie) you lead the TV show, had known me for my youth. At some point she followed my growth, that is, she knew what I've been through and I dare to say, my succeeds. So, after I came to study to the USA, once she wrote to me and told me that it is her wish to make a movie about me. Someone might understood wrongly, so I want to emphasis something: As she said, and me too, the point of the movie was not to praise Stojanche (myself), but through that life experience to show (and share) people that we always have to have faith and not to give up on the temptations.
I hope you enjoy watching the movie!
Здраво на сите!
Документарна емисија "Тивкиот" која беше снимена во соработка на МТВ во Август, 2012.
Во истата се зборува за Стојанче Андов, кој е поранешен штитеник на детскиот дом "11ти Октомври". Тој, во емисијата, ги раскажува своите почетоци во домот, почетоците кога почна активно да оди во Црква како и искушенијата низ кои помина во некои делови од својот живот.
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