Community center work continued
Back to the community center this morning. I am so thankful that the quarantine is finally over in Kyiv and that life can return to a somewhat normal routine. Wednesday mornings will typically find me visiting preschool-aged children who either are infected or affected by the HIV virus. My official task is to teach them English, but I do so with games, flash cards, exercise and lessons from the Bible. Our crafts project usually is derived from the Bible and while they create, I can review with them. I’ve missed the sweet smiles and their Ukrainian accents as they attempt to pronounce new vocabulary. What smart children! So looking forward to my t

Happy birthday, Mom!
Mom and her younger sister This little cutie turned 80 years old today! Happy birthday, Mom.

Euro-English
My friend Toma sent this to me earlier today: Read with an accent The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as “Euro-English”. In the first year, “s” will replace the soft ̶

Only the strong need apply
As I walk through the adoption process with friends on both sides of an adoption, I am convinced that this process is not for the weak. I have often compared the process to a roller coaster with its up and downs. Sudden twists and turns. Sometimes fighting an uphill battle that looks impossible to climb. So slowly the process can move. And then, suddenly: News! Everything is back in fast-forward. You’ve survived the climb and the plunge, but there are surprises around every bend. Don’t let down your guard. Hang on! Now put the roller coaster in the dark. No clue which way you’ll be jerked or dropped or lifted. No way to prepare your

Pray, for the sake of the children
Tomorrow, Monday, will be a pivotal meeting for a pending adoption. I don’t know specifically what all of the challenges and roadblocks are, but there will be a meeting of the minds tomorrow that could make or break this adoption. Parents and children have already bonded. The children are so excited to have adoptive parents. (They have wondered why other children have been “chosen,” but not them.) Please pray that all of the adults (heh!) will consider the children above all else. Trusting in our sovereign God.