One of the gifts of living overseas in our context is the deep friendships we make with people from all over the world! One of the sad things is that sometimes we have to say goodbye to these people that we love so much. This summer we enjoyed a sweet visit from the Jordan family. They lived in Russia for 15 years but have been back in the States for the past 3 years. When they lived here, we had the tradition of celebrating New Years together with a fondue spread. Even though it was summer, we had to do have fondue to revisit our tradition!
Our kids just adore the Jordan boys and had a blast with them! Ryan was so sweet with our Ike. Even though their visit was 2 months ago, Ike still asks me when he'll see Ryan again. "Ryan is my best friend", he declared.
Ella, enjoying a piggyback ride on Darin
The family spent the night with us one night before going to the village of Shabur the next day. And the boys spent the night another time, too. Ryan had a "sleepover" in Ike's room with him. What fun!
It's nice to be with others who understand our life here and share a love for the people and place.
walking next to the stadium near our home
The kids performed for us adults, and Ryan made Ike the hero in the performance, making him do all sorts of exciting tricks. It was really cute!
This family will probably show their faces in other blog posts as I catch up. We miss them and were thankful for this time to cross paths with them again!
2 comments:
Hugs and prayers....thanks for sharing, Grand Mama Irene
Sounds like it was a blessing for everyone!
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