Good Morning everyone,
As the heading indicates we are heading for another train ride. This time to the Donetsk region. Yup- another 14 hours of paradise. We had our appointment yesterday and it was frustrating to say the least. They showed us files of what they thought we should take but not of what we wanted. When we did our original home study we had put ages of 0-6 yrs old. For a little more flexibility we upped the high end to age 10. I think that was a mistake as that was all they were showing us. We had to come right out and pretty much say " either you show us what we want or we`re going home". They seemed a little more willing to talk at that point. We saw a file of a cute 4 yr old that had "epilepsy" and her cute sister that was "mentally retarded". The 4 yr old had a "seizure" at one point in her life so she is "disabled" even though she had that 6 months ago and the 6 yr old was was deemed mentally retarded for whatever reason. The picture showed a very bright eyed little girl who looked normal in every way! We feel they just didn`t want us to take the younger ones. Both girls have been available for 6 months and couples have tried to adopt them both but the directors have not allowed it for whatever reason. The other files as I had stated were for older children and had older boys so we weren`t interested. The translator called the orphanages and the people there said the girls were fine so we are throwing caution to the wind to go see them tomorrow. Actually by travelling we are saving money as the train ride is cheaper than renting an apartment til our next appointment. The Spencers from Kentucky struck out and are going to wait for their third appointment so good luck to them also as they hope for better news on their third appointment.We also ran into a very nice couple from Michigan at the SDA when we were there and they also felt they were getting kids pushed unto them that they were not interested in. We don`t know what to think because every kid has a story about them and if you don`t believe what they tell you they come up with an alternate story, thus our frustration. We told our translator about my run-in with the law and she said that is an old scam used by the police here to get some foreigners to give them money. So as much as I hate to admit it, Judy you were right :). We hope everything works out and if it doesn`t we will go to our third appointment and see what happens then. If that one wouldn`t work out we would be on our way home empty- handed. Not the result we had hoped for but we would be able to say we tried. If we decide that one or both of these are for us we will be staying in that region for the 10 day waiting period so our internet usage is liable to possibly end.
Thanks for checking in with us,
Gail and Craig
A picture of the local highway department.
Typical city street in Kyiv
Tried to go to this Cathedral but some celebration was going on so we had to settle for a picture.
As the heading indicates we are heading for another train ride. This time to the Donetsk region. Yup- another 14 hours of paradise. We had our appointment yesterday and it was frustrating to say the least. They showed us files of what they thought we should take but not of what we wanted. When we did our original home study we had put ages of 0-6 yrs old. For a little more flexibility we upped the high end to age 10. I think that was a mistake as that was all they were showing us. We had to come right out and pretty much say " either you show us what we want or we`re going home". They seemed a little more willing to talk at that point. We saw a file of a cute 4 yr old that had "epilepsy" and her cute sister that was "mentally retarded". The 4 yr old had a "seizure" at one point in her life so she is "disabled" even though she had that 6 months ago and the 6 yr old was was deemed mentally retarded for whatever reason. The picture showed a very bright eyed little girl who looked normal in every way! We feel they just didn`t want us to take the younger ones. Both girls have been available for 6 months and couples have tried to adopt them both but the directors have not allowed it for whatever reason. The other files as I had stated were for older children and had older boys so we weren`t interested. The translator called the orphanages and the people there said the girls were fine so we are throwing caution to the wind to go see them tomorrow. Actually by travelling we are saving money as the train ride is cheaper than renting an apartment til our next appointment. The Spencers from Kentucky struck out and are going to wait for their third appointment so good luck to them also as they hope for better news on their third appointment.We also ran into a very nice couple from Michigan at the SDA when we were there and they also felt they were getting kids pushed unto them that they were not interested in. We don`t know what to think because every kid has a story about them and if you don`t believe what they tell you they come up with an alternate story, thus our frustration. We told our translator about my run-in with the law and she said that is an old scam used by the police here to get some foreigners to give them money. So as much as I hate to admit it, Judy you were right :). We hope everything works out and if it doesn`t we will go to our third appointment and see what happens then. If that one wouldn`t work out we would be on our way home empty- handed. Not the result we had hoped for but we would be able to say we tried. If we decide that one or both of these are for us we will be staying in that region for the 10 day waiting period so our internet usage is liable to possibly end.
Thanks for checking in with us,
Gail and Craig
A picture of the local highway department.
Typical city street in KyivWe would find out what this is but there was nobody around that spoke English- some type of warrior dude.
Tried to go to this Cathedral but some celebration was going on so we had to settle for a picture.
4 comments:
Hey Gail & Craig! Like the picture in front of the cathedral, looks like you're both sleeping on your feet!The weather's pretty cold here again today, suppose to be 30-40 below again with the wind! Hope all goes good at the appointment guys, still praying for you & don't give up hope!
Love,
The Jensens
My thoughts are with you guys!
Take care!
Hope your meeting goes well! Looks like you two are having FUN anyway! Craig I love the goggles, maybe if you wear those instead of the sun glasses, nobody will look at you funny! HAHA! Best of Luck on your train ride; hope shes an Angel!
Take Care,
Love Brittany
Read your post to the UA forum. Praying for you as your team works the details for you and the little girl you've met.
Hang in there!
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