Monday, November 24, 2008

Train ride and orphanage visit

We had a safe comfortable 12 hour train ride from Kyiv to Kherson. The sleeping compartments are really pretty decent. And in the toilet reporting department they were not nearly as bad as had been described. They didn't even get messy on the floor until the last couple of hours.

We continue to be spoiled. Our hotel in Kakhovka is very nice. Full shower plenty of closet space a small refridgerator, satellite tv 300 plus channels but only 6 in English.

We met with two of the three boys and they are wonderful. The third boy is currently in the hospital with Pnemonia. We will get to see him in about an hour. The two older boys health and attachment to one another is excellant, they did want to make sure that their younger brother got some of the candy we brought for them. We blew up some beach balls to play and they quickly got the idea that it was okay to throw it at someone's head. Including Teresa and mine. Oops I probably started that one. The orphanage director took it well. That means she didn't send me home immediately.

There are a couple of items of concern with some of the oldest boys comments but at this point we hope and pray.

I'll write more tonight. Motel staff and I haven't figured out the wireless but they have a desk with hard wired connection in the lobby. I haven't been able to get on the office email account today.

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