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It rained and turned a little cold here today. We came to the cafe for coffee and there were some computers available.
The girls at the orphanage told me there is a shower they use for bathing. If I understood correctly the boys use it one day and the girls the next. The older children take care of the younger children and babies and make sure they are dressed and fed on time. They share everything and are like one big family.
Bogdan has really gotten comfortable with us and now comes to us for hugs when we first get there. They tell us he has no problem learning and makes all A's. He knows some English but not enough to do well in a class room. We will probably have to hire a tutor to help him with English so we can start him in school ASAP. He is also very energetic and Charles is going to have his hands full.
We still have not heard a court date but our facilitator should call us tonight and let us know something.
Thanks for all the comments and prayers. Thank you Vickie for sending the blog address to everyone.
Lisa
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
September 30, 2009
We beat the kids to the cafe today. They are now lined up behind us waiting on these two computers.
We are still waiting for the court date. !!
I will post as we know more
Lisa
We are still waiting for the court date. !!
I will post as we know more
Lisa
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
September 29, 2009
Hello,
Sorry we have not posted regularly but we do not have internet access except through an internet cafe that is always full of teenagers. Just to bring you up to date, when Bogdan's grandfather left him at the orphanage, he told him he was not to leave with anyone. So, we were taken to meet with the grandfather at his home. The facilitator, our tranlator, and the orphanage director went with us. He agreed to the adoption as long as we would allow Bogdan to call him every week and let him know he was alright. We also told him we would send photos every month or two. This was Friday, so Saturday morning we all met in the directors office at the orphanage and Bogdan's grandfather told him it was alright to come with us to America. Bogdan did not run and greet his grandfather nor did he cry or show any emotion like he would miss him. He has however, acted so much happier like a burden has been lifted. We see him every day as well as the other children. They all want to come to Amerca with us. Unfortunately, it will only be Bogdan that we will be bringing home this time.
Monday, Bogdan told the court official he wanted to come live with us in America. He also had to write a little document in his own handwriting stating this. After this was completed we went to several different offices filling out forms and getting them notorized. Today the local regional paper work was signed and sent to the SDA. They will give us the final court date that will be the end of this week or the first of next week. After that we can come home for ten days.
When we return, we will pick up Bogdan, then go to the Embassey in Kiev to get the copies of the paper work, new birth certificate, and passport, etc. All of this should take about a week and then we can bring him home.
It is going to be hard to leave the children at the orphanage. They are all great kids that need homes. We were told that one 10 year old little boy openly prays for a family every night. I know the others are praying as well. We have been allowed to see their bedrooms, bathrooms, and playrooms. There is only a sink and toilet in the bathrooms with no shower or tub. The facilities are very old and the children keep clean as best they can. We were also told that the first month home, Bogdan will probably eat everything he can get his hands own, as their food is rationed and no seconds are offered. They told us this was normal and to let him eat whatever and as much as he wants. We will have our work cut out for us helping him adjust to such a different environment and getting him prepared to start school. With much prayer and God's guidence I believe he be fine.
Lisa
Sorry we have not posted regularly but we do not have internet access except through an internet cafe that is always full of teenagers. Just to bring you up to date, when Bogdan's grandfather left him at the orphanage, he told him he was not to leave with anyone. So, we were taken to meet with the grandfather at his home. The facilitator, our tranlator, and the orphanage director went with us. He agreed to the adoption as long as we would allow Bogdan to call him every week and let him know he was alright. We also told him we would send photos every month or two. This was Friday, so Saturday morning we all met in the directors office at the orphanage and Bogdan's grandfather told him it was alright to come with us to America. Bogdan did not run and greet his grandfather nor did he cry or show any emotion like he would miss him. He has however, acted so much happier like a burden has been lifted. We see him every day as well as the other children. They all want to come to Amerca with us. Unfortunately, it will only be Bogdan that we will be bringing home this time.
Monday, Bogdan told the court official he wanted to come live with us in America. He also had to write a little document in his own handwriting stating this. After this was completed we went to several different offices filling out forms and getting them notorized. Today the local regional paper work was signed and sent to the SDA. They will give us the final court date that will be the end of this week or the first of next week. After that we can come home for ten days.
When we return, we will pick up Bogdan, then go to the Embassey in Kiev to get the copies of the paper work, new birth certificate, and passport, etc. All of this should take about a week and then we can bring him home.
It is going to be hard to leave the children at the orphanage. They are all great kids that need homes. We were told that one 10 year old little boy openly prays for a family every night. I know the others are praying as well. We have been allowed to see their bedrooms, bathrooms, and playrooms. There is only a sink and toilet in the bathrooms with no shower or tub. The facilities are very old and the children keep clean as best they can. We were also told that the first month home, Bogdan will probably eat everything he can get his hands own, as their food is rationed and no seconds are offered. They told us this was normal and to let him eat whatever and as much as he wants. We will have our work cut out for us helping him adjust to such a different environment and getting him prepared to start school. With much prayer and God's guidence I believe he be fine.
Lisa
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Our facilitator came over to discuss the adoption process and how the children would be presented to us. Later, he took us sightseeing all around the area where we are staying. We did this on foot for three hours. By the way, we have not seen any obese people here. The food in the grocery store is very good and much like the ones in the U.S. The only fast food establishments we have seen were two McDonald's. After our long walk, we went back to the apartment to rest.
September 18, 2009
We made it to Amsterdam with two hours to spare before our flight to Keiv. Finally, at 1:00, we were on our way. It had been a breeze so far, but as soon as we landed at the Keiv Airport, we knew we were out of our comfort zone. People were crammed into about 8 lines trying to get through customs and immigration. A man approached us and told us it would be a two hour ordeal and he was with a VIP service and could get us through in 10 minutes. (for a price) We had been told this was well worth the money so we took a chance. Five minutes later we had our luggage, passports stamped, and standing in the lobby meeting our contact. Then we were taken to our apartment. The building did not look that great but the apartment was very nice and clean. About an hour later our contact took to exchange money and buy some groceries. Finally, we were back at the apartment and could get some sleep.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
We left the house in the pouring rain for Columbus, Ga. to catch the Groome Transportation shuttle to Atlanta. We could not rent a car one way, so this was the next best thing. We made it to Atlanta at 1:30, went to the KLM counter to check our luggage and found out our flight was delayed until 6:30. We were given meal tickets to compensate our wait time. At 7:58 p.m. we boarded the plane and finally headed for Amsterdam. The flight was great, seats were good, and each one had a tv screen with movies, television shows, etc. We both went to sleep since neither one of us had slept much the past three days.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Ok the big day is almost here
Hello everyone! The big day and time is almost here. The Adoption Journey, September 17, 2009, 4:40 PM Atlanta Georgia, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, flight KLM0622. The day we start our trip. Well, as many of you know we started this trip last year in August 2008. There have been a lot of ups and downs since God led us to this journey. Fun times, aggravating times, sad times, but most of all WONDERFUL times thinking about what God has in store for us. Many of you have prayed for and with us, helped us, guided us, and supported us on this journey, and we want to say a great big THANK YOU to everyone that has helped us along the way during this. OK, that's enough for now (it's bed time). We just wanted to get this blog started before we left, so here it is. We will try to update this as time permits during our trip.
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