We Made It!!!

Dear Friends and Family,

We made it safely to Ukraine! I lost my jacket (either left it behind or had it stolen) in Kennedy Airport. This was not a good thing since we arrived to find the weather very cold and very snowy. The weather was so bad that it took us about two hours to make the short drive from the airport to our apartment in Kiev. We stopped to buy a replacement coat on the way to the apartment. We are staying just a few block from the church where we have worshipped here in Kiev and our surroundings are pretty familiar. When we arrived at our apartment we found Taras, friend and director of Bethany Social Services in Ukraine, here waiting for us. Taras took us down to a small market around the corner to buy some groceries for the next couple of days. I learned today that Taras’ wife needed surgery last week and has been in a hospital in Vinytsa since that time. He made the trip into Kiev today to welcome us and is on his way back now.

Our official appointment is tomorrow at the adoption center. We will probably be in Kiev over the weekend and head off to Tulchyn to see Roman on Monday or Tuesday. It is looking more and more likely that we will be staying in an apartment in Tulchyn.

We are tired but in good spirits. The apartment is comfortable.

Blessings,

Jim and Karen