We are finally in Kiev!! To back up a little, on Sunday we hung around together and on Monday, we packed and got ready to leave. On Sunday, we also had a party for Natalie's class. Alot of the children leave the orphanage on the weekends, so our party was about 7 boys and 2 girls. We had fun though. We brought them candy, fruit and toys. We talked with them and asked each other questions. They tried out their English on us and we tried on Russian on them. When we left, I had the opportunity to hug and kiss each child. It was a blessing for me!! On Monday, we were waiting on word about our passports and we found out that our passports were processed but did not get sent to Poltava. So, we made the plan to travel to Kiev this morning so that we could go to the medical center.
So, we got up at 5:00am and got dressed and started the last of the preparations. The kids got up around 6:15 and we headed out in a passenger van to Kiev- with Zhenia. The trip took about 4 hours. On the way over, we found out that we would not be able to go to the medical center due to some paperwork issues. So, we got settled into our flat. It's a pretty spacious place. We then walked to McDonald's and had lunch. David and I are pretty tired, but the kids are non-stop. Hopefully they will wear down early tonight.
The plan for tomorrow is to go the Embassy at 8:30 and give them some papers so that they can start work on the Visas'. We will then go the medical center and get the children's physicals done. Then we will wait on Zhenia, as he is going back to Poltava to retrieve the passports we have been waiting on. Once he returns, we will head to the Embassy to finish the paperwork on the Visas'. We hope to then get the Visas' on Thursday morning and we fly home that afternoon.
Now, you can see that many things must fall into place for everything to go as planned. We have encountered many delays and obstacles throughout the process. We ask you to pray for this end of our journey. Unless you have been here, one has no idea how things change from minute to minute and how people seem to make up rules as they go along. Please pray that all of the necessary paperwork will be completed in time for us to fly home on Thursday afternoon.
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Yaaayyy!! You're almost home. You may already know this, but you can start things at the Embassy with the passport number. We had to do that. We were in Kiev and our daughter's passport was in Lugansk. As far east as you can get in Ukraine!
We'll pray things fall right into place,
June
Hopefully Zhenya has been helpful in the paperwork mess!! Can't wait until your home. Read Isaiah 42:16 and know you are being lead by the Master! Love y'all so much. Take care!
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