9/3 - Our Weekly Phone Visit

Rob and I called and talked to Kristine this morning but Olegs wasn’t available today. Many times on the weekends, the kids go on excursions so he was away this weekend. We were a little disappointed that we didn’t get to talk to Olegs but we still had a good visit with Kristine. She now knows we want to adopt her so she’s excited about becoming a part of our family. We asked her how she liked school since Friday was their first day of school. She said she didn’t like it at all…typical kid. She said it was raining today so we joked about it raining the last time we talked to her and Olegs. We asked her if it rained everyday in Latvia and she laughed as she said "noooooo".

Kristine asked what we were doing today and we told her that after church we were going to take Winston over to our friend’s house for a cookout and so Winston could swim in their pool. She thought that was funny that Winston was allowed to go in a pool that people swim in. We reminisced and laughed about the days when she and Olegs were here and they just had to go to the pool every single day....they'd constantly ask, "swim? swim? swim?"

We asked her if she was playing with her friends today and she mentioned that her friend, Agnese, was also away this weekend so she was bored. Kristine talked this time about how she wished Agnese could also find a family. I’m not sure if she’s even available for adoption, but we told Kristine that we would pray that Agnese will find a family too. Agnese is a beautiful girl (We got to see a picture of her last week) a little bit older than Kristine (13, I think) and we also found out that she has a younger sister (9-10 years old) also named Kristine. Rob and I wish we could adopt all of them, but obviously we can’t. We can sure help spread the word about them though. In the next month or so, I believe Jennifer Peters will be looking to sign up host families for the Christmas hosting so please spread the word. Even if a host family isn’t interested in adopting, they can still make a difference in a kid’s life just by showing them love for the few weeks that they are here. If you or someone you know is interested in hosting at Christmas, you can contact Jennifer Peters directly at 404-384-7586 or click here to send her an email.