Strength

“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:28-31)

Time for another update for our faithful supporters!  I feel so thankful for your words of encouragement, and for the way God is answering your prayers.  He is the one who gives us the strength to do this!  We feel so much love for Vita, and truly want what's best for her.  She is responding to our love, and we pray that God is at work in her heart.  She is doing great in meeting all of the family, and seemed to enjoy all of the Christmas gatherings completely!  Yesterday Mike took her to the Univ. of Maryland Terrapins bowl game in Annapolis, and they really enjoyed that memory-making time together.  

We all enjoyed picking out a Christmas tree together on Saturday

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We celebrated Vita's 12th birthday (which was on November 8th)

Genie is getting lots of extra lovins with Vita here

Vita loved getting to decorate our tree

Today we have a New Horizons for Children host families' party to attend, so that will be very fun.  I'm looking forward to seeing her interacting with the other Latvian kids.