We are talking more Spanish these days. A beautiful young girl from Costa Rica has joined our family, recently. Her name is Katherine. She is 19 years old. She is expecting at the beginning of September and needed a place to stay. We gladly opened our home and she's now part of the Hoovers! It's been fun introducing her to all kinds of new foods, such as, Subway and Wendy's. And then there is all the strange foods we make at home. We know she would rather eat rice and beans all the time, but she's taken the changes by stride. By the way, we do eat rice and beans, just not as often as the Costarican's do.
I (Gloria) kind of forgot what it's like to be pregnant! You know with all the emotions, nausea, and hunger petitions! But we've certainly have had fun going shopping and picking out clothes that she can fit into and taking her to her doctor's appointments. By the way, we found out on Friday, she's having a boy! Something new for the Hoover family! It's strange to think we'll have a baby in the house soon!
We ask that you pray for Katherine. She has encountered and continues to encounter some challenges. I can't go into it all, but just ask that you pray. Pray that God supports her, pray for the little boy that's growing inside of her, pray for her parents and extended family, pray that through this, Katherine would just know that God loves her so much.
