We got a call this afternoon from our facilitator and they did get the correct paperwork so we can pick up our referrals tomorrow from 4 to 5 pm. Thursday morning at 7 am we will head to Zhytomyr. We will 1st go to the local adoption inspector's office and then head to camp where the kids are, I think. We can't wait!
After our appointment today we went to lunch at a cafeteria so we wouldn't have to try to talk, we could just point. Here is what we decided on:
After our appointment today we went to lunch at a cafeteria so we wouldn't have to try to talk, we could just point. Here is what we decided on:
It was all gross! I did like the soup ok. The things that looked like eggrolls were sweet, with cinnamon or something. Yuk! We did find delicious Gelato later though. We walked around the town a little and went to the underground mall. We came back and Jody took a long nap. Ellie and I read a little. Our friends, the Mullins, called and they are back in Kiev for a few days so we got to meet them for dinner. Their facilitator was with them so he showed us a place to eat that has an English menu. The food was good and it was so good to see them. They are toward the end of their adoption process so they have a little more experience than we do. We will hopefully get to spend some more time with them tomorrow. It is a really nice city, just not too friendly. I'm not sure if they are just unhappy in general or if they just don't like Americans. I was trying to take some discreet pictures of the women here but I'm not very good at it. I will try again tomorrow. I want you to see the clothes and especially the shoes they wear. They are really dressed up. I wore tennis shoes today and everyone we passed stared at my feet. We did not see one other person in tennis shoes. They wear super high heels or sandals that look very uncomfortable. We feel very out of place all the time here. I think it makes it extra hard because their alphabet is different so we can't even read signs. I will be glad to be in our region and with our facilitator/translator. His name is Alex and he seemed reallly nice. Please pray that we will really get along with him and that the kids will like him too. He will be staying with us in Zhytomyr. It's so easy to get disgusted with how this whole process works, so please pray that we will keep our eyes focused on Christ and that we can be ready to share Him and what He has done any chance we might have. Here are some pictures from our day:
There are gorgeous flowers all over the place.
The architecture is beautiful. Many of the buildings are made of granite.
Ellie in front of the statue that symbolizes "The Motherland" - that is the term that Ukrainians use to describe their country post World War II.
So interesting! I would not have imagined all the women dressed up, but I would have imagined the gross food. Keep your sights set on the final result....those sweet kiddos!! What a cool experience for Ellie, too.
ReplyDeleteWow, its so much prettier in the summer! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteKnowing the alphabet was a huge plus! Even still we felt lost many times. In Kyiv we found many people that would speak English... especially on Kreshatik St. Just ask... Angleeski? Usually someone on premises spoke it, and they would run to get them.
There is a TGIFridays on Kreshatik St. Im sure they speak english :)
Enjoy the ride :)
I'm so glad to know that you made it! Can't wait to see how things go when you see the kids. We are back home for about a month, heading back in July sometime. Take care, congratulations! I miss that place so much.
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