We left Kenya in July to bring Matthew back to start at the University of Richmond. He has had a wonderful first term, and a great start to his college career. JT is one term away from graduating and marrying the lovely Janelle. The twins are enjoying school and some of the joys of American life.

Somehow with your help, we managed to feed 20,000 students a day for the year, even with donations way down. We have completed 20 computer centers in some of the most rural areas in Kenya. For some reason, I still win awards. We have a book coming out with Zondervan in the fall.

It all sounds so nice.

But this has been a year with beginning to deal with the hard issues that adoption can bring. One of our little ones will have a fun day and then in the evening begin to cry and when we ask why, they can only answer that they are sad.

When your children are hurting and you can’t fix it, it will break you like nothing else will. We are seeing a counselor who deals with the special issues that adopted children face.

We are broken, but we have the hope that came to all of us 2000 years ago.

We are broken but we hope.

Your friends,
Steve and Nancy Peifer