Jamie, Katia, Dasha and Olena
The three girls in front of the bonfire which was to be set tonight
Teenage boys playing basketball
Jamie reading the girls Bible stories
the youngest "campers" stayed inside while we were there
Our goodbye also known as "Do svidaniya!" (duh svee-dah-nee-ye) in Russian
This morning we traveled 80 miles from Lugansk to "the camp" where Dasha and her comrades have spent the past few weeks. We saw several dozen kids during our two hours there. Teenage boys playing basketball, boys and girls of all ages performing dance routines to Ukrainian/Russian music, and others just hanging out. There's a pool there but it doesn't sound like they go swimming unless it gets very hot. The temperature seemed to be in the upper 70s with low humidity, a welcome break from South Carolina's dog days of summer. We spent most of our time with Dasha and her good friends, Katia, and Olena. We brought them snacks (bananas, barbecue Fritos, vegetables) and gum which they devored in short order. Dasha enjoyed showing her friends pictures on our camera from her visit to Rock Hill. She took pride in pointing our her two brothers and dog, Houla. Jamie read the girls some Bible stories after snack time and then before leaving, we told Dasha that we'd see her on Tuesday when she was back at the orphanage in Lugansk. It was a good day.
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