Okay... so here we are in Kiev and it is mucho hardo to find an internet cafe. We are 3 stories underground in a "mall" with a very hot internet cafe' with 3 very BORED children. So this will be our last post until we get home. Thank you all so much for your love and support and most of all your prayers while we have been on this journey.
For those of you wanting to know flight info, we should be coming home on Friday at 11:55 p.m. on Delta.
The kids are doing great. Anya has gone to bed without crying for the last 3 nights, praise God. Dima is learning so much. They both can count to 5 in english and we are learning english colors. Fun stuff. We went to a market today and yesterday we visited some famous Kiev sites. Got some good photos. The other night the kids ate chicken legs for the first time! it was soo cute! They didn't know what to do or how to eat them! Cute!!! Everything is so new to them. They really are such a joy. There are some orphanage behaviors that will take some time to work on. When you are in an orphanage you can get lost in the crowd and as long as you stay on schedule, there is really not much accountability or expectation of obedience. So we will spend some time teaching them. Kade is learning that he sets the tone for their obedience, too. If we say "let's go" and he doesn't come, then neither will they. So he is learning the joys and responsibilities of being a big brother. This is such an amazing journey for all 5 of us. Being the mom of 3 is definitely different than being the mom of 1. The joy is triple fold!
Tomorrow we go to the US Embassy to get visas. So that is the final piece of paper in our journey (except for our return plane tickets) and Kade is counting the hours until HOME!!!!! We all are, really. It will be so nice to be home, to see familiar faces, to eat familiar food, to speak a familiar language, to be in familiarity. But something that I have not journaled about here is that I do come home a changed person. I think when you are in a foreign country you become very raw. God has revealed to me the areas that I have been "snobby" in. It really makes you realize what it important in life. The things I have complained about, like MY sheets/bed, I realize these people don't have and don't have the hope of having such things. It makes me thankful and a little less "treasures on earth" focused. But I also go home so thankful for America. Thankful that we live in a country where we are free to worship and even though we have our own problems in our country, I am so thankful that I can raise my children in a Godly home, that I can look up and see the moon and stars. That I can breathe fresh air. I come home changed, hopefully for the better.
Thank you again for your love and faithful posts and prayers. Thank you for making home not seem so far away.
God willing, we will see you on Friday!!!! WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO
3 comments:
Hey big ole family of OURS!! Praise Jesus that you are starting on the journey that will bring you home! When we have dinner tonight we'll start the, "Bring them on home SAFE & SOUND prayer!" We are so very excited to see you each Friday night!!! Love you like I can't explain, miss you each so much that I can't find the words, but most importantly I personaly feel both blessed & thankful to God, who has given my heart peace that requires on words or explination! With that I'll leave saying; "See you all Friday night!" Love, Alicia
Hello my dear ones! I just read your post and iI am so exxcited my hadnds are shaking can you tell? I just talked to Ginny so we are keeping in touch. Don't know whether you will get these posts or not before you leave but I can't wait. I am so glad. If there is anything I can do, please let me Know. I sent you an Email when I got home from Miexico City I am going to fill your frig with stuffs and make soup and cookies e tc. OXOXOXOXOXOXOXO Love Mom g-ma
Come on HOME!!! Can't wait to see you! With everything being so NEW to the children, we will pray for a smooth trip home. We were just talking that they probably have not been to an airport....on an airplane...especially for hours and hours. You all will definitely be in our prayers until we see your faces!!
Huge hugs from America!!!
The Oliphant's
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