Shut De Do' - Keep out the Devil

Post title is because it's been in my head and so true! Brian and I entertained A and his pal Z by singing it OVER AND OVER AND OVER in the car yesterday :) Every time we finished, they wanted to hear it again! I'm not sure who was having more fun with it, though - Brian or the kids.
Shut De Do' = Shut the door, keep out the devil. Shut the door, keep the devil in the night. Shut the door, keep out the devil. Light the candle everything's alright. Oh Satan is an evil charmer. He's hungry for a soul to hurt. And without your Holy armor, he will eat you for dessert....

Less than 40 days until we meet V*ktor at the airport!
I have had a few people ask me about the details on the financial part of this hosting experience, so here is just a quick explanation of that.

The cost with New Horizons (NHFC) is $2950. This covers their program administration fees, Viktor's airfare, health insurance while he's here, and all government-related charges.  Thanks to a donor (or donors) before we ever decided to host him, V*ktor had a $1500 scholarship. That means we are responsible for coming up with the remaining $1450. In addition to that, because we are not at a "main" airport like JFK or Atlanta, we pay an extra fee for the mainland airfare to get him here.
He will arrive with the clothes on his back, so we will need to provide clothing and personal care items while he is here.
We are to provide or arrange dental and vision checks. As I mentioned in the previous post, our family dentist has offered to do his dental care. Yaa! I will be speaking with my eye doctor at my appointment in a few weeks to see if that can be arranged with her or someone she could recommend. (Pleae pray for that request.)
We have also paid a few other things necessary for the program - like $60 for our background checks and $190 for my plane ticket to the closest training day.
Those are the main "expenses" towards V*ktor's visit. Otherwise, we will just be treating him as one of our own kids and taking him places, buying (reasonable) things for him, doing fun family activities, etc.

We are extremely touched with the donations received, and it just shows that our friends and family have such big hearts! I have dug out all kinds of things from closets that we never use and had an "online" yard sale.  I plan to have a Tastefully Simple party soon. We know that God has a plan for the rest.   If you would like to make a donation, here is the information! Any amount is helpful and appreciated.
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How to donate:

1 - Mail a tax deductible donation to New Horizons for Children and note “ hosting U92” on the memo line of your check.

2 - Go do the New Horizons website. On the bottom left is a yellow “donate” button. You can use paypal or a credit card. In the comments section, make sure you indicate “ hosting U92.“ www.NewHorizonsForChildren.org

3 - You can donate on our website. You will see a brief summary of us and a place to donate:

4- You can give a donation to us and it will be used towards hosting fees or other expenses.

Options 1-3 are tax deductible and you will receive a receipt.