BUT THIS YEAR... we are counting down the days til we have a couple more Ukrainians in the house! That's right we are evening up the ratios - 1 Ukrainian to every 1 American :)
Ty and I will be VERY outnumbered by the teenagers this summer because we are hosting two kids from Ukraine for 5 weeks.
Meet Olga...
She is 14 and lives in Pertrivske at Father's House. She is a best friend of Katya and Mariana. Ty and I got to know her while we were in Ukraine and she is so sweet and thoughtful and has a real servant's heart. She loves photography and loves to express herself in artistic endeavors. We are hoping to give her a great summer here with the girls and perhaps find a forever family for her.
And here is Sasha...
He will be 14 in July. We are told that he really wants to come to America. He is a little shy but very helpful. He likes sports and being active and he also enjoys computer games. He wants to be a gas electric welder someday. Although we have never met him a good friend of ours got to spend some time with him and she said, "he just captivated" her. We are so excited to get to spend the summer getting to know him and we pray to also find his forever family.
It is such a privilege to get to enter into the story of these orphans and hopefully have an eternal impact. If you have never prayed about hosting a child in your home for the summer or for the Christmas holiday, then I urge you to spend sometime seeking God's direction in this. I promise it will shape the heart's of everyone in your family and will also have an impact on your circle of friends and extended family. Visit http://www.hohinternational.com to learn more about it. Mary Beth and Margaret have such an amazing heart for these kids and work tirelessly to get them here and connected with great families.
Stay tuned into our blog as we will post pics and updates on our Ukrainian Summer Adventure!
By the way... hosting a child does not mean that you want to adopt. This program gives these kids such a great opportunity to get out of their normal circumstances (which often are not good) and it gives them a hope for the future and helps them to be around a healthy functioning family which in some cases might be the first time they see one. You also never know what family they might get to meet while they are here that will feel led to adopt them. Your willingness to host could change their lives forever and I promise it will also change yours.
NOW ON A DIFFERENT NOTE... We moved!!!
Thanks to God's direction and provision we are now living in a beautiful 5 bedroom home that is tucked away under some gorgeous 100 year old oak trees. We have unpacked most of the boxes and moved fairly quickly thanks to the army of friends and family that showed up to help lift our ridiculously heavy furniture.
Also a few weeks back Katya, Kenzie, Mariana and Hunter got to spend a couple of days doing a service project at West Palm Beach. They had a blast! Here are some pics!
Katya and our youth pastor, Joel
I have more exciting news to share about God's provision and a family's obedience but I am being summoned over and over again by a bunch of kids so it will have to wait til the next post... stay tuned!
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