Well today was an eventful last day in Kyiv. We met Karen this morning and went to the CBN office in the center of the city. We were able to attend their chapel, and Steve Weber, the regional director here, told the employees a bit about us and the three girls we are adopting, and the whole staff prayed for us and our adoption process. After that we had a lovely lunch in a great Ukrainian restaurant in the city with Steve and his wife Kristi. Anya spent the day changing our train tickets for us, as we realized our train wouldn't be getting in until noon tomorrow, and that's just too much lost time. We went back to the SDA to pick up our referral, got a quick bite to eat at McDonald's (can I mention that this is the 3rd trip there in 3 days-- our boys would be jealous!) and then went to Georgia's apartment (the wonderful woman we've been staying with)to grab our bags and head to the train station.
Karen, Anya and Victor saw us off in our train wagon and Luda, our facilitator, will continue down with us to Berdyansk to begin the process. We will arrive at 6:45 in the morning to Zaporozhzha and then make the drive to Berdyansk. We are so eager to see the girls...what a memorable Thanksgiving it will be.
Thank you for your prayers,
Dan and Julie (posted by Karen)
(Yes, Julie, Karen and Anya bought matching hats! Trying to make a fasion statement!)
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HI GUYS! How exciting to see things unfolding for you. I just received and email from Larissa - our translator. She mentioned that you will be working with her down in Berdyansk. Is that true? You will enjoy her very much. She is incredibly courageous and tenacious. She knows how to get to the front of the line and how to get things done. Don't be afraid to ask her ANYTHING! She is also great to have with you when you are looking for a good restaurant or a store to go shopping.
SO! You're traveling on the famous trains. I hope you got a car all to yourselves.
We are thinging of you every day - praying for your success in this life-chaning / world-changing adventure. Thank God there are no McDonald's in Berdyansk. EAT SOME REAL UKRAINIAN FOOD!
We'll have a Big Mac in memory of you.
God bless!
Pastor Kenny, MaryJo & Your Oasis Church Family
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