Oksana

Mike on January 2nd, 2011

Many of you have by now heard our big news: we are guardians of a three year old orphan named Valerie. She came to live with us last Tuesday evening. She’s doing great as she gets settled in to her new life with us. We have just entered a brand new phase of our lives, [...]

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Mike on September 26th, 2009

Many of you will remember Oksana, the orphan who lived with us several years ago. She now has a two year old daughter named Valeria. Oksana wanted for Valeria to be baptized, and she asked us to be the godparents and participate in the baptism, which was in an Orthodox church (hence the headcoverings). Valeria [...]

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