The Ten Day Wait Begins

I didn't blog yesterday because I was too tired, and we traveled most of the day. The lengnth of the trip wasn't due to Sasha's driving, though. He was going as fast as he could. He helps my prayer life.

To read about yesterday, read Kimberly's blog at http://www.betheglory.blogspot.com/

I will just mention one thing about yesterday. We visited another orphanage in need of many things. I highlight this orphanage because it is led by an incredibly competent and visionary director. The website for the orphanage is http://www.deti.zp.ua/

Can you imagine an orphanage of 140 boys and 25 girls, with no gym or playground? That's the case in this orphanage. We went to various rooms and the director showed me the vast needs: Chairs, Desks, Windows, Floors, Lighting/Electrical, Heating, Toilets, Professional Skill Development Tools, Playground Equipment, reconstruction of the gym (the health inspectors will not allow the kids inside the gym), etc. Where a playground could be

Some work has gone on recently, and the results are very impressive. If anyone is interested in helping an orphanage with facilties and material or even labor, this is an excellent option. I have the contact information of a foundation that money can be sent to, called "By Ways of Goodness" if you are interested.

A business man from Tampa has invested thousands of dollars and his own personal time to various orphanages in this region, and I hope to meet him on Monday. He could probably run for president here. At the orphanage from which we adopted, he has laid new floor, built new walls, and many other things himself.
In addition, of these 165 kids, 150 our up for adoption. We met several of them yesterday. They are adorable.

Today we are going to buy some clothes for our new four kids. I doubt that they will have Kentucky Wildcats stuff in Kiev, so we will probably buy that which is functional and modest. It should be fun. We are also going to spend some time with our missionary friends Joel and Mary Ellen. They are going to help us shop, and we are going to have sushi!

We are now in the waiting period. Following this initial ten day wait for the court decree, we will have to get passports and other things. We are praying for speedy processes, but all who know the system, know that this is the longest and hardest part of the journey. We are eager to pick up the kids, give them their new duds, and board a plane (hopefully an empty plane!).