We have been home 2 1/2 months already! Time is flying by. Oleg is doing well at school. He will even come home and do homework without too much of a fight. His language arts and ESOL teacher has him excited about earning points by answering questions in English. He copies and pastes them into Google translate, answers them, and has it translated. In the process he is picking up more English. He has been making friends with good kids. That is a real answer to prayer.
Oleg is going to church with us. On Wednesdays there is a Jr. High service. He has been going with a friend from school. He doesn't understand much of it but enjoys playing basketball afterwards. We go to the Saturday night service at church and Oleg goes with us but doesn't really know what is going on. We all go to dinner with a group of friends after church. He is not shy. One time he was entertaining the whole group.
While there is a break from soccer, Oleg has been enjoying the skate parks in the area. He soars over the ramps and curves. It is fun to watch him. He is getting really good!
This has been an adjustment for Oleg and for us. To go from being a childless couple that got married later in life to now having a 14 year old son that doesn't speak much English has been a real roller coaster. We are getting on the job training in parenthood. God is faithful. We know that He is working and that the outcome will be good for Oleg and for us.
