A GIRL for the Petrich family — VA
Hello, we’re Kurt and Cyndi Petrich. We’ve been married for 10 years and have eight wonderful children—four biological and four adopted through God’s plan. Both of us lost our spouses later in life. God brought us together when we both agreed to join a mission trip to help special needs orphans in Eastern Europe. We met while serving, fell in love with each other and the children we met, and after returning home, we got married. Since then, we’ve continued serving these children.
During a long mission trip, we met a sweet, brown-eyed girl who quickly became part of our hearts. God brought Dasha into our family in 2018. When we got home, our daughter started praying every night in her native language: “Praise God, My God, please bring my best friend home.” She prayed this same prayer night after night. We felt God calling us to grow our family again. Around this time, we learned Tanya had a sibling. We were excited to find both girls listed as available for adoption. We prayed deeply, and once again, God led us to say yes to both children. God is mighty!!! He brought the girls home in October 2020. Dasha has been with us for eight years, and her sisters, Tanya and Veronica, have been home for six years. The changes we’ve seen in them are truly miraculous. They are loved, and they know how to love. The Lord spoke again, and sweet little 7-year-old Maria came home for Thanksgiving 2024. We
cannot imagine our lives without her.
Recently, we saw a precious older girl who moved our hearts to pray once again. “God, can we
be her parents?” We believe the Lord has given us a resounding yes! We wholeheartedly believe
God’s Word in Psalm 68:5-6: “God sets the lonely in families.” We openly admit and profess that
adoption has deepened our faith and understanding of God’s deep love and affection for his
children. We witnessed God perform miracles during the journey of adoption with Dasha, Tanya,
Veronica, and Maria.
He shows us again and again that He is faithful. Our prayer is that hearts would be moved to
help us bring our new daughter home. Hebrews 10:23, “Let us hold fast to the confession of our
hope without wavering, for HE who promised is faithful.
6/3/2026 — HOMESTUDY in PROCESS
