Monday, July 6, 2009

Keegan's on his way....

Last night Keegan left on his summer adventure to Canada. He is on a high school age trip to Quetico Provential Park, a reserve park in Canada, just outside of Ontario and just North of Minnesota. The trip is a Canoe trip for 10 days with lots of water, fishing, camping and canoeing. We are gonna miss him for the week but we think it will be a good experience being away from home. A family from our church that has adopted a little girl from China is sending their 2 sons on the trip. Keegan knows the boys from school and football so it's not like he is with a bunch of strangers. There is also one of the teachers from Keegan's school on the trip as a chaparone. In the mean time we continue to wait on word about a court date. Our ministry letter and dossier should be at the courthouse in Vlad today and we have a call to discuss scheduling progress on this Thursday. Keep your prayers coming and fingers crossed...we are still thinking the 31st for court. We have verified that the toys I had arranged for my company to donate have arrived at the orphanage and have been distributed to the kids. We asked the caregivers what they needed for the kids and found out that about 20 boys younger then 10 years old were sharing 4 matchbox cars (some of which were missing wheels). I arranged for 80 to be shipped. I also arranged for a case of "Barbie toys" to be shipped for the girls. We have also collected a suitcase full of baby dolls and lego's that we are taking over with us on trip 2.

Here is a link to a Quetico map for those interested:

http://www.queticofoundation.org/maps/park_map.gif

Kenny and Gloria

2 comments:

Troy and Rachel said...

Have fun Keegan!!!

Keeping prayers coming and fingers crossed for your court date.

So wonderful that you were able to arrange the toys being sent to Russia!!! I know the kids were thrilled!

Laura said...

Fingers are crossed here for you that you hear about the court date ASAP!!! How wonderful of you to send toys to the orphanage...what isn't a big deal for us to do means the world to them.

Will be keeping tabs on you to find out when you're going!

Blessings,
Laura

P.S. And may Keegan have a wonderful trip!