We have some exciting news to share: we have house parents! Meet Slavik and Tanya, the couple that has agreed to work with us! They are a wonderful couple and we feel they are the perfect fit. After many months of searching (and much prayer), we are relieved that the search is over. They are already doing foster care, and have 2 kids that they have taken in, plus they just had a baby. They are visiting Smile House now to plan and work out some details (for example, where their kids will go to school, etc) and they plan to start talking to the girls from Komarivka soon. Please pray for this couple and their ministry. They have a lot of things to work out, many decisions to make, and lots of problems to solve, plus moving is always stressful. Thanks!
Three weeks ago at church, Masha sat next to me. Masha is ten, has Downs Syndrome and is a fantastic hugger. She just loves hugging. So I try to always stop and hug her back. During the service, she came in and sat between me and her dad, for a while she loved on her dad and then she leaned her head on my shoulder, so I leaned my head over onto hers, and she looked up at me with this big smile. She reached around and gave me a shoulder hug, and then patted my head, and then rubbed my back for a few minutes. I didn’t move the entire time because it just felt so good. It was just simple, innocent affection, and it sent tingles up my spine. If you don’t know what I’m talking about you need more hugs and back scratches. Human contact is so important. That’s why I try and hug the kids when we go up to the orphanage. These are just a few stories of some of the hugs I’ve given and gotten this past month, and why hugs are so important in our ministry. My friend Viktor and some o
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