Snezhana was finally able to see her father
after 6 1/2 years this past week! He flew in from Russia and her
brother (who lives in MD) brought him down to visit. He brought
gifts.. as the custom of Russians is.. and we had a good visit.
Snez is now with him and her brother for a few days. She will be
arriving home next week and we will be preparing for her trip back to
school in GA. She attends the only deaf Christian school in the
United States... it is a small but wonderful school for the deaf.
Snez' mom is in hopes of being able to come and visit in the near
future as well.. but as of now.. she has been denied access into the US
for various reasons. We pray that they will be able to see each
other in person before too long. Right now though we keep in
touch via webcam as her family is all deaf.
This is our 3rd full year of having Snez as part of our family.. we
have enjoyed it and also struggled with the various issues of foster
parenting. God has blessed though and Snez accepted Christ very
early into her coming to live with us. Now we pray regularly that
her family will accept Christ as well. She has a true burden for
their salvation and one day wants to return to Russia possibly as a
missionary! To God be the glory!
This blog is dedicated to our Hearts4home ministry, family business and homeschooling endeavors. We are a family of 12 living in Forest, Virginia. John is the deaf pastor of Living Word Baptist Church. Denise (the one who will be blogging!) is a stay-at-home mom, teacher and homemaker.
