We have not had much to update you on for the past couple of days. We spent all day Sunday with Yuliya and Zhenya. We went down to the boardwalk on the sea and played a few arcade games, played cards & watched a movie in our room...SO glad that we brought the portable DVD player. Zhenya's English is not as great as I had hoped it would be, but Yuliya seems to understand most of what we say to her. She sometimes has trouble finding the words to communicate to us, but she often helps Zhenya with translation. Zhenya had to remain at the orphanage yesterday. Yuliya lives in a hostel so she has the ability to come see us. She came to our room yesterday afternoon and went back around 11:00 last night. Both of the girls really love Katelyn and are having a good time with her.
Victor spent all day yesterday trying to obtain the chief official's signature so that we could go back to the orphanage for our "official meeting" with the inspector, the orphanage director, and the girls. The chief was in a staff meeting and did not sign the referral, so Victor is working on that this morning and we hope to go to the orphanage around 11:00. We will be there for 1-2 hours and then we will travel to Tokmak to hopefully obtain the inspector's and chief's signature on the referrals for the boys. At that point we will be able to go meet them. We are SO ready!
Can't wait to give you the next update!
Bryan, Joy & Katelyn
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Joy & Bryan,
It is great to hear your updates about the children. I will continue praying as you go through your daily trials with this adoption process. It is wonderful what you are doing and you are both an inspiration to all of us. We miss you very much!
May God continue to bless you.
Rob & Pat Geary
I'm in tears as I read your posts. I'm praying for all of you through this. Tell Katelyn Brooke says hi and misses her a lot.
Love,
Mariah
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