Oh...the places we go.

From Karen's window

Its a beautiful snowy morning in Kiev.  The snowflakes are swirling around in the courtyard of Karen's apartment.  From the 5th floor the surfaces below are looking white and clean.  It really is hard to believe that we left for Ukraine on December 9, 2011 and this morning I was thinking about all the places we have been, the people we have visited with, new friends and old, the meals we have shared, the memories we have created, the things we learned, the opportunities God has put before us.

From Karen's window

Our base has been Kiev and during our time here we have been south, east and west.  The places we have traveled include:

Zhytomyr including villages of Vegoda, Pulin, Chervonoarmiis'k

Kherson including villages of Stara Zbyruvka and Kalininske

Kiev and many areas within the city

Kiev region including villages of Chervonamotoylivka, Obukhov, 

Fastiv, Olenivka, Borova & Vizgorod

Lugansk including the villages of Frunze and Vesnyonya

Krametorsk

Lviv

 Trains, Mastrutkas, Metro, Taxi, foot, CBN van, cable car and cog...oh the places we went!

Oh the meals we have shared!

During our travels we have shared many meals and had wonderful fellowship during that time.  

We have had meals with:

Pioneer Lasagna with the Moonies, Tara and Karen

Tea and Cookies with widows from Good Samaritan

Sandwich and salads with the Webers

Home cooked cold duck with Tatiana and Kole

Breakfast with Luba and her family

Tacos and chicken with Tara, Phil and their 3 wonderful children

Birthday cake with Kristi Weber and her family at Karen's

Georgian food with Sara

smoked cold soft fish at Grandma Irena's

Sushi with the Wells family

Dinner with Pastor Leonid and his staff in Kramators'k

Ukraine pizza with the boys from Joshua's house

Homemade Vereniki with Alex B and his family 

Fish soup and Kievs Cake with House of Joy

Birthday cake with the Geelhood family to celebrate Sophia's birthday

Coffee and cookies at International Christian Assembly Church

Pelmini at Hunters Lodge with Yadik and Samantha

Warm yogurt on the train with George

Salo with the Ukrainian army in their secret bunker in Lviv

Chi with Karen

French fries with the locals at McDonalds

Beet borscht with CBN missionaries

Salo and Pelmini with Driver Vlad & George

Home made pizza with Yana in her dorm

Ice cream with Oksana and daughter at Last Bell Shelter

Christmas Pot Roast with our family

Domino's with DeYoungs

Abarbic food with Becky  (to come)

Today we are heading off to CBN for a tour, and to have lunch with Karen!  As for an adoption update, our passport is supposed to be finished on Monday, and Visa appointment Tues/Wed. Our travel plans are to return to DIA on Friday January 27th mid afternoon.  Continued prayers are messages are much appreciated!