I first learned about hosting last summer when my friend Ellen was hosting 3 Latvian siblings. She was so happy to show me their pictures and tell me how exciting it was to have them in her home. I asked her how I could get involved and February this year she forwarded me some photo's of orphans selected to participate in this summers hosting program.
Ellen was about to complete the adoption process and bring her 3 girls home at about this time, so I knew there was real potential to adopt the child/children I could host. Still, being single and owning my own business became factors in my decision process. How could I do it all??
The deadline came and went and I decided not to host. Then 2 days after the deadline passed I could not get the twins off my mind -- 9 year old Aleksandrs and Veronika. I called Jennifer at night on her cell phone and asked if there was any way to host them, even though I had missed the deadline.
Jennifer later e-mailed me with a touching story. That day, May 2nd, the day I made the decision to host them, was the twins 10th birthday. Jennifer wrote, "the twins don't know it yet, but they have just received a miracle for their birthday!" This was so touching, I knew I had made the right decision....
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