.The Castro Family.: Zach and Anna

This past Friday we again went to Black Hills park to meet up with and see my Aunt Linda and Uncle Frank Marotto, who live in New Jersey. Aunt Linda is my mom's cousin. They are such a great couple and have a great story of how they linked up with Scott and Linda Jones (members of our church). For a number of years Aunt Linda and Uncle Frank were taking in foster children and keeping these children until homes were found for them. About 6 or so years ago, they took in a little boy, named Zach. They got him as a baby and cared for him for a number of years. They were praying for a good family to adopt him. At the time my mom was in the Jones' cg and knew of their desire to adopt, and particularly had a burden for Ethiopian children. Just happened that Zach is part Ethiopian.

After some time, the Marottos also took in and cared for Zachy's half sister, Anna. Hats off to them, who cared for both children, despite some physical difficulties on my Aunt Linda's part. To make a long story short, after MUCH difficulty with the state and many prayers, the Jones' finally just recently adopted little Zach. And now they have Anna as well and are waiting for the paper work to finally adopt her as well.

Anyway, the Marottos come down from time to time to see the children and stay for a visit. So, on Friday night the Ploons, my mom, grandmother, Jones', Marottos and we met up and had dinner together at Black Hills. It was a beautiful night evening!