Desire for education. As sponsorship started in the fall of 2010 Friends Aina came to the u. S. To study at a christian college in florida where nathan would occasionally visit her. What did denise think about that . I asked her more the one to than one time, i said arent you jealous that hes traveling around with this young girl . She said no. This is a girl that she wanted to help. Exactly, and she trusted nathan. During school vacations, aina would stay in peoria with the whole family. She was really good with the kids. She was a friend of our daughters and soninlaws. We accepted her into her home. Then in december, 2011, Aina Left that florida school. She was so close with the Leuthold Family that she moved in with nathan, denise and denises parents while attending Community College in peoria. It was not the first time we had done that. Aina was one of many we had worked with so it was very natural. They had sponsored other lithuanian students before to come here, so it did not seem