On the 15th, we celebrated Chris' 12th birthday. The director actually allowed him to spend the night with us. For those in Zap adopting, this is no big deal. But up here in the big city it is seemingly unheard of. We went to some American missionaries' home for dinner and they were so gracious. We had an outstanding time meeting them and learning from their 12 years' experience in Ukraine. They have 3 children who have grown up here.
On the way home, we stopped by a big grocery store and picked up the stellar cake you see here. We ate it at 10:30pm, just to be sure everyone had enough sugar at bedtime.
The picture you see on top is not an ebay photo. It is actually one of eight pictures, from every conceivable angle, our son took of his new Adidas tennis shoes that we gave him last night. I have never seen any kid so proud of clothing. You should see the nappy things he wears back at the OK Corral!
Today we went back to Terminal to handle some unfinished business, riding the go-carts. I was so ashamed of our American wimpy go-cart tracks after I got out of the car. Here, they make you sign a waiver and pick from their cache of helmets. They even have jumpsuits, if you want to go extreme. The cool thing is, it's all indoors. Long turns, FAST cars, and plenty of adrenaline. I risked my life to bring you this footage (ok, that's a bit much). I did have to sneak the camera onto the track, though. Maybe you can get some feel for the track.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Happy Birthday!
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Happy Birthday to Chris!! We are following the journey everyday and are praying for you! God is in control of every aspect and is not caught off guard by anything that occurs. We will pray for the judges heart to be softened and to have court soon! Love the Nichols family
Only Ande would risk confiscation by video in the go-cart...and you wonder where we americans get our reputation
Chris
Hooray for Birthday Cake & New Shoes to wear... What more do you want? Ohhhh The Family that loves you enough to give them to you I bet Chris would say! :) What a lucky young man to have a family that is so excited to have him! What a lucky family to have followed obediently God's call and stepped out in faith to win his heart forever! We are so thankful for your celebration! & for the gift of getting to have Chris with you "at home" even for a night! Soon it will be for the rest of your lives! :) I LOVE the word TOGETHER :) dont you???
Ya'll will be soon!!!
In Him ~
The Smiths ~ Here and There ;)
PS... Paula... Again... thank you friend for the personal email and encouragement :) We are praying for our young man at 21 and are so thankful that you guys have seen him and heard he is good and thinking about us too! :)
hey there - following your blog from KY! We brought our daughter home almost 2 years ago - and we remember how wonderful it was to hear from home -even from people we did not even know. We can remember the slllooowwwww moving system in Kyiv. Hang in there - you will get home - and I'm praying that it's sooner rather than later!
Paula,
You bet I am following your journey! I am praying that this judge will get the show on the road.
We need you back to teach at Masters!
Teaching plum wore me out! It is wonderful to get to hear about so many of your experiences. We are
thinking of you and praying for you daily!
Laura Shepard
Happy Birthday to you, Chris! We love the photos. What a blessing you are to all those children you are spending time with. I am so glad you all got to go to Zap, too. Love the comment about Chris and the shoes. It is nice to have people from B'ham there, too, I know. That can be a comfort. Hang in there and yes, we will pray for the judge's heart to be softened and to find favor in your situation. Love you. The Brennans
So happy for you all...lots of great memories being made. Each day, we are praying and thanking God that you have offered hope to another child. Love, The Hall Family
What size shoe does Chris wear? He looks like he might have a Garver boy foot! I hope that Chris and Avraam will become friends when they get here. Avraam is twelve also. I can't wait to see the next video that Ande makes-by the way did you win?
Take care.-Terri
Zac and Jake Harris say:
Hi, we miss you guys at Master's. We got a puppy named Clipper. He's a schipperke. We hope you come home soon. We are glad you saw the Hartsocks b/c they do not post. Please ask them to if you see them. Ethel says: Kristy Booker had her baby, a healthy baby girl and all is well. We are praying hard.
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