If you’ve never been in a foreign country and had you passport stolen of even lost, there’s no way I could explain what it’s like. But thankfully I’m officially a person again. The next step is getting a duplicate of my permanent residency ID. It’s several weeks away still but we are heading in the […]
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I walked out the door yesterday morning and Fall had arrived. Â I mean basically overnight. Â One of things we love about Ukraine is that there are four, distinct seasons. Â And they change quickly. Â We went from too-warm-to-really-be-comfortable to brisk-rainy-and-leaves-changing weather overnight. Â The sun is coming up much later (making it easier to sleep till it’s
23 years ago today, we said I do. Those two words say a lot. Basically, we agreed to walk together on the journey, no matter what. No matter where it took us. No matter how hard it got. No matter. It’s been a great journey so far. Lots of twists and turns, for sure…joy, sorrow,
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Just a really quick note to say congratulations to Hannah! Â Graduating today. Â We are so very proud of her! Tomorrow we fly to America for two months. Â Guess we should pack?! Blessed be the Name of The Lord!!
In case you missed it… here’s are our latest newsletter: Â CLICK HERE Today in Ukraine is a non-workday. Â Non-essential businesses are closed and people take a day to “relax.” Except for the big kids being home today (no school), we press on as usual. Â Mary will have a Russian lesson in Kyiv. Â I’ll be home
The uncertainty of today is palpable in the air. Â There is some hope that Russia is backing off and that the impending invasion may, indeed, be staved off by diplomacy. Â On the other hand, the ultimatum that has been laid at Ukraine’s feet in exchange for not further military action is something that Ukraine will
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DISCLAIMER: Â I began writing this post some time ago (around the time we left for London) to try to explain what God has been teaching us and the twists and turns in our journey of faith. Â It’s long. Â If you don’t want to read it…don’t worry…it’s more for us as a remembrance of this
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On the 7th day of Christmas… We are so thankful for this little guy (who is growing up). Â When Eli was born we had no idea what God would end up doing through him. Â We never dreamed that because of Eli, we would end up adopting four children like him and never in our
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On the 4th Day of Christmas… We hosted the first of two Christmas parties for kids with special needs. Â There were 40 people here plus us and the other volunteers… Â so around 50 people altogether. We did some fun crafts with the kids and the moms, we decorated sugar cookies, we had a special
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On the 3rd day of Christmas… We are reminded that God has given us a life here. Â A life that we can be happy with. Â A life of contentment regardless of the differences and difficulties. God has not only helped us feel at home here, but also is helping us feel like we actually
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