From John....
Today has been ok but stressful too. We met with our translator and went to SD. We had a new psychologist, I liked the other one - she smiled more and seemed much more relaxed. But the new one did her best.
There weren't a lot of new choices, so we saw some files of a tad older. Our limit is now that we won't go past 11 or 12 and the younger t
he better, but the younger ones in the files seem to have the most problems. We will see what information the translator can find out in the morning when she tries to call some contacts at the orphanages themselves. Right now nothing has been decided. Because our appointment was late in the day, and we asked for time to think about all this, we were given tonight to decide between a handful of children and to let SD know in the morning. Cool, right. But for us we are agonizing over which child, and hoping that the phone calls that Alla makes in the morning are productive. If all sounds good still, then we will most likely go visit a child on Friday. Alla, our translator, will accompany us as will Dr. Yuri; as a matter of fact, he may do the driving since he owns a car; of course all things are for a fee.
he better, but the younger ones in the files seem to have the most problems. We will see what information the translator can find out in the morning when she tries to call some contacts at the orphanages themselves. Right now nothing has been decided. Because our appointment was late in the day, and we asked for time to think about all this, we were given tonight to decide between a handful of children and to let SD know in the morning. Cool, right. But for us we are agonizing over which child, and hoping that the phone calls that Alla makes in the morning are productive. If all sounds good still, then we will most likely go visit a child on Friday. Alla, our translator, will accompany us as will Dr. Yuri; as a matter of fact, he may do the driving since he owns a car; of course all things are for a fee.On a lighter note, we offered to buy our translator dinner, and asked for a regular local dining place. She said she had the perfect place and it was only a couple of blocks away. We have decided that she must have meant kilometers, not blocks. We walked and walked and walked, and then walked some more. The dinner was good and the place was a combinati
on of bar and cafeteria. But Charlene was definitely tired, so we took the bus back to the apartment. Ok, so I was tired too. It costs about a quarter (2 grivna) each to ride.
on of bar and cafeteria. But Charlene was definitely tired, so we took the bus back to the apartment. Ok, so I was tired too. It costs about a quarter (2 grivna) each to ride. When we know more we will share. To all going through the process, all I can offer is prayer, patience, and wishes of good luck.
From Charlene: not much more to add until after tomorrow so throughout this post are some more pictures of Kiev for your enjoyment. There are some more of St. Michael's from different viewpoints as well as a few others. And the one of the kids at top are of three of the ones we left in the States to come here because we're missing them. Will try to find a picture of the others if they're on this computer and will put them on another post. Sorry if we already posted some of them; we can't figure out how to delete from this site.
Hi Charlene and John!
ReplyDeleteHopefully by the time you read this - things have cleared up a bit for you.... my thoughts are with you both.. it is truly a rollercoaster ride from Hell on some days! The emotional ups and downs REALLY wear on you!
Take care! And I hope that the next post is even better news!