Our apologies for the time in between blog entries. The service for internet has been spotty on the ship. Our next day of orphanages was in Kherson. We visited two orphanages, and two HopeHouse families between 4:00 and 9:00pm. It was intense trying to get everything done. But thanks to God’s provision we were able [...]
Today we went to 2 orphanages in Sevastopil. Both of them were ones we visited last year. The children at both orphanages remembered the ones of us who went last year. At the first orphanage we were met with the sounds of a brass band playing. The band was made up of some of the [...]
Yesterday we spent visiting two orphanages, one in Simferopil and the other in Sevastopil. In Simferopil we visited the largest orphanage we will visit. We saw about 200 children, many with special needs, and most are not likely to be adopted. The entire team connected with the kids and some made some very special connections. [...]
We left Odessa yesterday and arrived in Sevastopil this afternoon. We had an eventful day sailing on the Black Sea preparing for our first orphanage. We all learned a new song written by Sheila Uselton. The song “Please Remember” is a great simple song that we are going to use to sing to the orphans [...]
We arrived safely yesterday evening after a long flight and bus ride. All our travels were safe, we got all of our luggage, and customs was a breeze. God has truly been with us and continues to bless us on this mission. We are all on board the ship in Odessa, and today we are [...]
