Tomorrow is the day
This Christmas God has led our family to host an orphan from Latvia for 4 weeks. You can read more here and here.
For 4 weeks we will have an 11-year-old orphan boy living with us, seeing what family life looks like, receiving love and nurturing, hearing the gospel, and receiving hope for a better life. Or at least this is what we are hoping for.
I don’t really know what to expect. All I know is that God opened our hearts in a huge way to the needs of orphans and He gave no peace until we moved forward to host this child. Through His blessing, He provided every single thing we needed to host this child. We raised over $3,000 in just a few short weeks. Friends and family donated items we needed for Viktors and offered prayers and support. God provided EVERYTHING.
I would be lying if I didn’t admit at times feeling fearful of what might lie ahead. Satan has attacked our family multiple times since the moment we said yes to this journey.
My postings will be far fewer until mid-January. I will be heavily living in the moments. Most of my writings will share the experiences of this journey for the next 4 weeks.
We are as prepared as we know how to be. Clothes have been purchased, signs made, gifts wrapped, and prayers spoken.
We are expecting an unforgettable Christmas. I would guess that when we send Viktors back home, it will be our family that received the greatest blessing of all.
Tomorrow night he will enter our lives. Though we don’t know what to expect, we fully expect to be changed forever.
