Oleg's Holiday with us

As some of you know, this summer we hosted an 8 year old Ukrainian orphan named Oleg. We spent three weeks enjoying our warm Indiana summer and falling absolutely in love with him. He's an energetic, fun-loving, soccer playing, vegetable devouring, little guy who stands about two inches shorter than Lukas and has a real spark of joy. The day he arrived he learned to ride a bike, and never slowed down from there. By the time he went back to the Ukraine, he was swimming, diving, playing ping-pong and speaking more English than we were speaking Russian.
But in the between time, our hearts grew in new directions; and we've decided to make an attempt to step in and become the family Oleg needs through adoption.

If all goes well, we should be able to travel to Ukraine somewhere around April of next year to bring Oleg home. This is a major shift for our family with some financial hurdles, as well, so please be praying along with us that we will be trusting our Father every step of the way and letting Him make the path straight. Also, please be praying for Oleg's health, safety and faith. We're so looking forward to seeing what God will do in Oleg's life.

Thanks again to all of you who helped make Oleg feel befriended while he was here. It was a joy to be with you during this time.

Thanks be to God for His ability to surprise us.