Jamie and the security guard at the orphanage
Dasha riding her bike around the orphanage grounds
The orphanage has at lease 6 cats and Dasha is partial to this kitten
One of the many "mamas" who take care of Dasha
Dasha's boyfriend Vladik (left)
the older boys get to play video games
Dasha and her friends
Papa and Dasha
More of Dasha's friends
Today is Independence Day in Ukraine - the 20th Anniversary. Thank you President Ronald Reagan (aka Renaldus Maximus). Remember those famous words, "Mr. Gorbechev, tear down this wall!" We witnessed a large gathering of people not far from our apartment for a concert followed by fireworks. Didn't seem to be quite as big a deal here as our July 4th celebration but a big event nonetheless.
Not sure if we said this in an earlier post, but Dasha's orphanage is as nice as it gets. We were told that it's among the best in Ukraine (probably anywhere), and we have seen that for ourselves. The director and caregivers are very friendly, the facility is clean and the kids seem as happy as they can be. This is not the norm, but we are thankful nevertheless.
We visited Dasha twice today (10 am and 4 pm), which will be our daily schedule through Sunday. We have our day in court with Dasha on Monday at 2 pm. If all goes well in court, we will return to Kyiv that evening and then home from there. Thank you all for your continued prayers.
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