In the evening, Tanya called and asked to talk to me. Will said that I was busy, so Tanya just said, "Hasn't she read the letter yet? Doesn't she have any questions for me?" Somehow, as Will was relaying that to me, I just knew. . . . He ran to read the letter, and found, buried down in the middle of it, that they're expecting their third baby at the end of July! Of course I called Tanya right back, and we laughed and cried and chattered for a while.
You may not know, but this baby is as much of an answer to pray as Samuel was for Hannah. Tanya has been praying for several years, and I've been praying right along with her. I can't stop smiling, and I even catch myself dancing around every so often from pure joy. Happy day! (As a certain little friend of mine would have said.) So, praise the Lord with us, and pray for Tanya and Baby Korneichuk.
(By the way, no one in the church here knows yet, so if you have any contact with anyone out here, please don't mention this. I do have permission to tell "everyone in America," though.
)We needed good news like that, because our visas are kind of overwhelming us now. Will bought us train tickets to Riga, and we'll be there February 19-23. However, we realized that we completely forget about the fact that Raia doesn't have a visa at all! Will's back in Moscow working on that now. There's not time to get one done before we leave, but we should be able to have it sent to us in Riga. That's just another detail to cover in prayer, though.
I may not be writing much as we work on our visas and Gospelink over the next few days.
But before I run off, here are a few cute photos taken recently:
Apple!
Originally uploaded by fylliska.
Raia sits under Jaan's chair and begs when he eats, so I let him give her this piece of apple yesterday. She didn't really eat any of it, but she sure was excited to taste it!
Поехали!
Originally uploaded by fylliska.
Will says that this looks like a picture of a dangerous, man-eating baby.
4 comments:
That is so cute. Boxes are so much fun when they are that size and they can be so creative with them! They really are the best "toys."
Honey--In the face of all the busyness of caring for babies and the added stress of the visa situation, you continue to be so faithful with keeping up your blog. Thank you.
My eyes believe it could have been Leetra in that box! I cannot wait to show her the photo.
We also rejoice to hear Pavel and Tanya's news--what joy!!
Love to each one....
Oh "happy day" is right! I'm rejoicing with Tanya! My roommate from college has also been trying for a long time now and recently found out that she, too, has received the answer to her prayer. Slava Bogu!
In the first pic, Raia looks more like Jaan than I've seen so far- how much they change!
Thanks for your prayers! I'm sending them right back at ya! Keep us updated on Raia's visa situation!
Praise the Lord for such a wonderful testimony!!!!
Raia and Jaan look so adorable. My kids love to ride in or push their siblings around my laundry basket. :O)
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