Many of you have been asking about what specifically we'll be doing in Ukraine on our trip in January. This summer, while we were at camp, many of us felt a desire to see the kids before next summer. We began talking about a winter trip. God has been incredible and the trip is (obviously) actually happening!! We are incredibly excited to not have to wait an entire year to see the kids. The trip is only a week including travel which means we will probably only spend one day at each orphanage. We will be doing a few activities with them, but mostly just hanging out and spending a little time with them. Also, we will be there on Orthodox Christmas...so there will probably be some presents too. :)
I think the most important thing for me (and our team) to remember about the January trip is to go in with NO expectations. We have no idea what the trip will look like, what to expect. It's very possible that seeing the kids in their home could help us understand them better. It's possible the conditions at the orphanages could be bad and it might be very difficult to realize these dear children I love so much live there. So pray for our team that we would not set high (or low) expectations, but be open to whatever the Lord has for us in January.
"Russian for Dummies" arrived in the mail today...I am hoping to work with fellow teammate Val on improving my Russian. May be able to talk to the kids more by January!!
Haven't been able to talk to the kids much this week. I think the boys are out of the hospital...but haven't gotten a firm response from any of them....oh Ukrainian internet... :P
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