New Adventure

Here we go!  We are beginning a new adventure on this journey called life.  This is something we have been contemplating and praying about for over a year…

Orphan Hosting

We found out about a program called Orphan Hosting through Children of All Nations.  This is the opportunity to give an orphan the gift of family for 4-5 weeks.  Yes, that’s right.  We are going to bring an 8-year-old Chinese girl into our home for 4 weeks over Christmas.  Oh yeah, she speaks no English.  We are going to live on Google Translate for 4 weeks.  She has never been out of her orphanage.  Never ridden an airplane.  Never ridden in a car.   Never had a birthday party.  Never had a family.  You get the picture.  This is a BIG deal.  

Just typing those things, I feel the weight bearing down on my shoulders.  But I also feel so privileged that God has given us this opportunity.  Reminds me so much of our mission trips to the Dominican Republic.  The goal is to give back and bless those less fortunate, but you know who is getting the blessing.  It’s going to be us.

We are looking at this like a high school foreign exchange student program.  Or the work we do with Big Brothers Big Sisters.  We have 4 weeks to give this young girl a look at what it is like to be loved by a family.  What it is like to live in America.  To experience new things.  To teach her about Jesus.  This is a tall order but we are up for the challenge.

Stay Tuned!

P.S. – We are not bloggers or writers, but we thought this was a way that everyone around us could go on this journey.  And more importantly, we want to document this to preserve our memories.