Today we headed to our SDA appointment. The day started off in a frenzy. We ended up being late to our appointment, because we were stuck in Kiev traffic for 1.5 hours, even though we only drove 3.5 miles from our place to the appointment location. Crazy! Although we were chewed out by an upset Ukrainian facilitator, we were approved to visit the kiddos in the orphanage. The mere fact that we were able to have our appointment the day after arrival was a blessing. We were expecting a four day delay upon arrival in Ukraine, due to some complications in the adoption (will share at a later time). We purchased our tickets to travel to Donetsk on Friday, immediately after receiving the official document, and plan on visiting Andrey on Saturday. We can not wait!
Afterwords, we had a chance to explore Kiev a bit more. I was excited to eat at an authentic Ukrainian restaurant. The borscht I had was amazing!
It's been such a blessing to have our friends Serge and Katya Semenyuk here for the first few days, truly a gift from God. Not only have they been chauffeuring us around, feeding us, keeping us company, they have also introduced us to wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ. Yesterday we were invited to Ella and Vova's house for some fellowship and dinner. This young couple moved to Kiev to start a small group and have wonderful servants' hearts. We also met Alena and her baby boy. Her husband is working abroad, and she insisted that we stay in her apartment when we get back with the children, because it will be more convenient and she doesn't want us to pay for a hotel. Her apartment is so lovely, I was thrilled we wouldn't have to stay in an expensive hotel or dorms. She will stay at her mom's while we live at her place, so we can acclimate to our new family.
We were a bit hesitant about being in this big city alone, without any help or direction, but God surely blesses us in ways we don't even expect. These are your prayers at work friends, thank you!!! We are so very grateful for all those who are carrying us in prayer! The next few days will be extremely unpredictable in Ukraine and in the adoption process!
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