Four Days...

Only four days remain until Dimitry arrives in America.  Four days until our home goes from two adults and two cats to two cats, one 11 year old boy, and two "adults" wondering what the heck they're doing.  Four days until an orphan treks from his institutional setting that he calls home to a foreign country where he doesn't know the language, doesn't know the two people who have invited him into their home, and doesn't know which stories of life in America are true.  Four days until God changes our lives forever.

Dimitry's room for the summer.

It's hard to believe that the time is already here.  We've been on this journey for over a year and now the reality is here, sinking in deeper and deeper with each day (and sometimes every hour and minute).  We are simultaneously excited and nervous.  The past few days we've been panicked, reassured, panicked again, and determined to have everything ready for Dimitry when he gets here.  We've used this weekend to get his room prepared and tried to furnish it with items that someone his age will enjoy.  We've also added a few items to help him learn some basic English words and aid in communication. Many items in our house are now labeled in English and Latvian (thank you Google Translator!).  There are still a few things that we'll be wrapping up in the next few days, but things are mostly good to go!

We know that this is a short update, but we wanted to post something since everything is getting very close!  Please pray for Dimitry's travel, especially that all legal stuff (mainly his Visa) is solidified, and our final preparations.  We also want to say a special thanks to the Bleavins family, who reassured us over the weekend after discussing their hosting experience last summer (their blog can be found here)!