Summer Hosting 2013

Exciting news!  This has been in the works for a long time, but it’s now official enough that we can share publicly.  We are planning to host Sasha, Isaac and Elijah’s biological brother, for a month this summer. 

What does it mean to host an orphan, you ask?  Ukrainian Resource Center (URC), the organization that helped facilitate our adoption of Isaac and Elijah, also has a hosting program.  The hosting program provides orphans with an opportunity to see America and to experience love and life in a real family, even if for a short time.  Hosting a child is often a life-changing event, not only for the child, but for everyone involved.

URC facilitates hostings from multiple orphanages in Ukraine, including Uglegorsk, Elijah and Isaac’s former residence.  Having gotten to know many of these kids during our time in Ukraine last year, I am very excited that they have this opportunity to see what the world is like outside their small, isolated building.  There are also a few teens from Sasha’s orphanage who are eligible for hosting.  Curt and I have a special interest in getting these children from Sasha's orphanage hosted; I can explain in more detail offline.  

If you feel God's call to act in favor of these children, I urge you to consider opening your heart and home to an orphan this summer.  You can visit the URC website for more information, and I will be happy to answer any questions I can.  

http://ukrainianresourcecenter.org/summer-hosting-2013/

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