He's wanting to learn all the kids names back home and is doing a great job at it. He seems happy to be the oldest. :)
Today we got to visit Andrey's classroom. Here he is sitting at his desk. Handsome boy!
Andrey showed us some of his personal belongings today. One thing we found interesting was an old book. He said he found it when he was 11, out behind the orphanage. The pages were all wet and it had no cover. He took it inside, dried all the pages out, found a hard back cover for it and put it together. The book was an old Slavic Bible. He said he has read it and Mark said, "It is the compass that points you to God." Andrey said, "Yes, it is." Can you see how the Lord has been preparing him all along? Even back then, He was drawing Andrey unto Himself. Thank you, Jesus!
Here are my two guys playing checkers. Both are thinkers!
He did ask us to get something for him. He would like an English/Russian phrase book so he can start learning English while we are here. We are going to get one for him and take it to him tomorrow.
Spending time with him, I am amazed at how well he is going to fit into our family. Do you ever just stand back and go, "Wow, God!" You take a step of faith and watch what happens. Our amazing God! He weaves us all together to make a beautiful picture. Don't be afraid of the unknown and to take that step of faith. It may seem like you are jumping off a cliff, but the Lord has got you! Take that step and see what happens! I'm so glad Mark and I did! We are NOT the heroes.....Andrey is.
Blessings,
Hansina
PS Mark agrees, keep your gaze on Christ.
There should be a "LOVE THIS POST" button! Hansina, joyful tears once again! Of ALL the books in the entire world he could've found... AMAZING!! Praying for you all! So happy for you...
ReplyDeleteI just LOVE LOVE LOVE reading your posts. I LOVE reading what God is doing in your lives...in our lives. Your testimony of God's faithfulness and deep love gives us such strength in our own faith and relationship to Jesus Christ. This is proof that if you put one foot in front of the other and follow God's path for us, that there is SO MUCH more that He has in store for us....much more beyond our comprehension. Such a full feeling that nothing else can give. Andrey is going to be the perfect addition to your loving family. He sounds like such a remarkable young man. I'm so thrilled for all of you!!
ReplyDeleteCrying---again. Love to you all!
ReplyDeleteI love how there are games to bond over and they have no language barrier. What a sweet time. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteWow. God is SO good. Amazing. Still praying for you all. Love the C's
ReplyDeleteWOW! He was handpicked by the Lord for your family and you were handpicked by the Lord for him! The Lord ordained this and His hand is all over this! Many blessings as you progress though this!
ReplyDeleteSuch great news! It is so amazing to see how our God works. Continued prayers for you and our time there. He is such a handsome boy and will fit right in with the rest of your beautiful family.
ReplyDeleteI just love watching this story unfold! What a handsome, precious gift God has given you both!
ReplyDeleteOne year ago this week is when we flew to Ukraine for our SDA appt to adopt Dariya. I was just reading over some of my old posts and thought the exact same thing, "Wow God you are amazing and in the tiniest of details!"
ReplyDeleteSo excited that things are moving along so well and that he will be a perfect fit to the family.
Prayers and blessings
We are so blessed to read your blog! We adopted or son Samuel age 14 from Russia in Aug of 2011! We knew he was our son the moment we saw him! Yes! Please call if Andrey needs a Russian friend to talk to and know we are praying for you daily as we see your story unfold by the GRACE of God and the similarities that touch our hearts! He is beautiful and we are overjoyed for you all!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Jamie,Sanuel and Marcos