It wasn’t easy. It was All a lot, but we thank God. Patrick is a different person from everyone. He has his own perspective about life and a lot of things. He will tell you his view and you better go with it or hate him. Mom and I have seen Patrick grow and have a heart for many things – many we couldn’t provide for him. The most important one that we couldn’t provide was his true life story. There are things we kept from him knowing, because we thought we were protecting him and giving him the best he deserved. We always prayed that God may help us know and understand his purpose for such a life story and we completely trusted God with it.
It Got Confusing
When our American family came into play, it got confusing. I told them that Patrick was my biological brother- but I also had in mind that I was becoming a liar with an important life. I really didn’t know how to tell this, and still don’t know. Wherever I could move in any place with Patrick, people could ask or make comments like, “Simon, do you eat all the food? You become so fat everyday and here is Patrick, very skinny.” It always felt like a joke but with a whole story behind it.
It was just one day when my American mom saw these differences. She had started having more time with Patrick. He was so different from me: physically, emotionally and in everything. Until when she asked me. It was so hard for me to tell her because it felt like I was now going to be taken as a liar but I had to tell the truth anyway and brace myself for the outcomes. I told her the truth and she helped me on how to tell Patrick. He didn’t like it, he hated me and mom and we totally agreed. He needed his space to figure things out on his own. It wasn’t any good for him. He had to come to terms with his true life and know how good it was to be a part of his life. I thank God that after some time, he understood and came to terms with his life and loved us even more than he had.
Patrick Loves His Story
Whenever I ask about how he feels about it all, his reply is, “I love this part of my story. I haven’t yet found the best words to use in sharing it with anyone. It’s something beautiful and I will share it fully when I see a very special and beautiful moment of my life.” I still respect that, and I never share this part of his life. He wants to be the one to share it , not me, not anyone. I still pray that he finds the courage to tell it.
We Don’t Share For Sympathy
Who knows what a little story can do? My story isn’t any different. I don’t believe that Patrick chose to share his story for sympathy, he is a quiet young man – he loves his peace and he loves having a low profile, even when he’s doing a lot out there. He keeps reminding me of how God has been good to me. He always asks me to ask myself this question whenever I am taken by the world, ‘If it wasn’t for God, where would I ever be?’ That humbles me down and helps me remember my own # I am a living testimony story. I came from a low society and community, took many leaps of faith, climbed mountains but never gave up. I was introduced to many things that I couldn’t imagine. I have sat and shared with world changers, I have slept in places I personally cannot afford and I have moved people’s hearts. God has blessed me with love from different people and I have seen and still continue to see his Grace through everyday of my life.
