Home Stretch

Saying goodbye to our daughter Kathy & family on Sunday night.

Enjoying a nice dinner at Longhorn.

Bike ride to Harpers Ferry

Visiting at our daughter Annie's house.

     Well, we're down to our last week together with Eduards and Helena.  We are very comfortable with each other, and had a lot of fun laughing and teasing, as well as praying and reading the Bible together.  Eduards and Helena have been and continue to be very helpful, and willing to do whatever we ask them to.  We've had a great bike ride with Karen Lazo and Nikita, along with our Latvian chaperone Lana, dentist appointment for fillings, big family birthday party for our one-year-old grandson Trevor, a Frederick Keys baseball game (courtesy of Albert & Joannie Chin!), a fun building project at Stephanie Rittler's house (catapult and airplane), a visit to Jimmie Cone in Damascus, and a second visit to the Frederick Earth Space and Science Center.  Of course the weather's been super hot, so swimming in the pool has been a part of each day.  Our daughter Kathy & family were with us all weekend and we had lots of fun with them.  Today is the long-awaited trip to the National Zoo in Washington, DC, with our daughter Annie and her family.  The break from the hot weather will definitely be enjoyed there!  Then tonight we plan to attend the Mt. Airy Carnival.  This coming weekend we're headed up to Swallow Falls State Park in western Maryland for camping, and a visit to my sister Gail & family in Swanton.  In the midst of all of the activity, there is always a lot of time at home too, and just experiencing family life, which is good because that is one of the main ideas of the hosting program!

Helena likes to hold whatever critters she can!

Note to self:  Never order a large cone at Jimmie Cone!

That's all for now.   Again THANK YOU for your interest, and support.  Most of all we thank you for your prayers because God is definitely steering us through this!