Chau from Latvia! Week Three

We joined the Tate Springs team from Dallas in Tervete this past week. The kids there were so amazing and loving. We absolutely fell in love with all of them, and it is obvious God is at work there. We really learned the meaning of God's grace. I just want to give you a taste of their sweet spirits.

One boy, Edmunds, didn't come around until about mid-week, but he wrote me this note. "Hi Vasara (Summer), I was very happy that you came to us and gave us your love. Every evening you just hugged us and taught us something new. Thank you for just loving us, and I am very happy that you were honest with us. The best thing was that we could pray to God together. Don't worry be happy."

Also, a 15 year old boy named Janis really got attached to me and Jon. We got to go upstairs at night and tuck the kids in bed, sing them songs, and tell them bedtime stories. Janis decided to tell us a story last night. He said, "There was a boy named Janis who met a girl named Summer and a guy named Jon. They moved to America and lived in a big summer house with lots of food and a pool in the backyard."

God really broke our hearts for these kids. It was so hard to leave. I want to ask you to pray for one of the boys. His name is Andris and he is 17. He held on so tight to Jon and just kept telling us that he would miss us so much and would not be there next year. He has to leave the orphanage that he has lived in for 8 years. Just pray that God will give him hope and protection.



In His Grip,

Summer Shaw