Players – Part 2

Middle daughter was found on the ice in northern Siberia many years ago in November.  Once she could trust me and told me her story – I contacted my Russian lawyer, whom contacted the police, whom contacted the army in that region, whom found enough to confirm her life’s story and the remains of her mother about 100 yards from where she had been found - a victim of a polar bear attack.  Sharp, athletic, musically gifted, a dreamer – but very much unable to overcome her past.  Her being alive today is the result of thousands of hours of prayer, by a host of Christian brothers and sisters she will never know.  Her worse time is fall - so if she is not on your list, and you are a praying person, put her on your list for the next 5 months!

Youngest daughter is from the Chechnya border region of Russia.  A TB victim, she was seven when I got her and weighed all of 35 pounds!  She was not expected to live but  with $30 in medicine, good food and sleep – she is still with us, the TB defeated and studying to be a baker.  Also the terror of the local roads…

Son, is the orphan of a Finnish family living in the heart of Russia proper.  Cute as a bug, and knows it!  Could be very smart but dedicated to only being average.  He gets really unhappy when he finds out that he accidentally passed a test, he prefers to fail them or pass within points of doing so!  A really soft heart for kids, overcome by male machismo, 16…  (ARGH!)

Udi, the ex, enough said.  Even Brittany Spears could not beat her for world’s shortest marriage!  (Less than one day…)

Nephew, lives in America and goes to college in Colorado.  He just became engaged and to his credit has done everything “right” – right down to keeping his future father in law completely in the loop, through dating and on to permission to ask for her hand.  I am very impressed by this young man!  You are awesome dude!  Guess I will have to now create an American Niece category!  She by the way is a most impressive young Christian woman. 

Artist Girl, lives in Arizona now, getting ready to attend college shortly.  Most of my early blogs in series 1 and 2, were addressed to her in answer to numerous questions.  Although a solid rule of mine has been to never meet anyone in Blog-land, I broke this to spend a day with her and her mother.  I expect to feature her again one of these days as she her life is a bit of turmoil.

Wow, lots of people to pray for!!!!!  More to follow!