Keepin it Real

And keepin it short.

Today, for the second time in a week I actually contacted the travel agent to reserve tickets home.  Today, for the second time I didn't go through with it.  While we have found the Ukrainian people to be quite pleasant, we find their system for helping (or not) the orphans an absolute abomination.  Not nearly enough people here watching out for the true wellbeing of these children, it makes me sick!  Really, sick!

Todays blow was a call from out Facilitator who told us that our appointment wouldn't be on Monday, or Tuesday but if we are "lucky," a word they use way to much, maybe on Wednesday.  Which in reality means Thursday, or dare I say even Friday.  Realistically we won't even meet a child until the following Monday, which is 4 weeks after our arrival.  A time we had planned for Jamie to be headed home, back to the girls, back to work.  And that was with him actually staying in the country until court.  Now, we just hope he can get back by March 9th or so.  And then unless we find a super favorable judge who might, just might allow for him to NOT return for court, he will have to make a second trip back here for court.  And then go home again.  You do the math$$$.

What saved the day was a trip to a small group Bible Study that was a very international group.  What an amazing group they were, and we so appreciated being welcomed into it with open arms and hearts.  And a good heart to heart with our gracious host, a voice of reason.

For the rest of our day we went to the Chernobyl museum which show the massive devastation and destruction that the disaster created.  Effects still being felt today.  It was interesting and sad.  Lily had an interesting perspective.  Afterward, we navigated the metro again to make it back to our new friends, Phil & Tara for a little retreat time, a great dinner and a little play time for Lily.  She is very excited that her first sleepover of the year is taking place in Ukraine.  And I am sure she is super glad to be away from all this heavy adult stuff.  What a trooper.

So I said I would keep it short.  So, bye bye for now.  Thanks to all of you back home holding down the fort and supporting us so much.  I can't say it enough...we so appreciate it.  But some of you might have to start getting up earlier, it is always darkest before the dawn and your wee hours of the morning are the most difficult hours of the day for me.

Love to all!