Young kids in action!

 Tina called this afternoon asking if I had any pictures of the outside of the orphanage...hmm...nope!  She was thinking ahead!  I'm sure y'all (Mike G.) are curious, and I think the kids might like to look back someday.  


Yesterday, Nastya corrected me when  I was talking about the Orphanages 25th birthday (today), and she quickly informed me that it was the 25th birthday for "the childrens' house".  So, from now on...it's the childrens' house!

Here is the entrance to Dema's part of the childrens' house.  Every time we come--no matter how cold, the door is standing open.  And you can't see them too well  in this picture, but there are metal bars on all 1st floor windows.

I have tons of pictures from many of the children and for some reason, I haven't been able to post them on Facebook for the past 3 days...  If you would like a collection of pictures for a specific child, or everything from our trip, just get me a flash drive and I will download them for you.

 
Here are some of the kids from the performance, Dan is in the back in the yellow, while his sister Nastya has the microphone.  Dan is one of the children who asked if he and his 3 siblings could come to America...Cindy and I are actively looking for a curious family.  It's like Russ said, with the federal tax credit, if you adopt four kids, the adoption process would would not cost you a dime!

This is Ewore, the spelling is probably wrong, and only a few know him, but this little guy is quite the performer!

Andre could be the next king of the dance floor!  He and his date really cut the rug! 

We just met this young lady a couple of days ago, and she brought some of the adults to tears!  She asked if we could find her a family, she said that she is 16, doesn't have anybody, and nobody wants her.  She is really a sweet kid, we know there IS someone who wants her!

The kids danced the macarana--Dan is in the yellow, and Nastya is just behind him.  For those of you who don't know, Nastya and Denis agreed to be adopted by an Italian family yesterday.  That family sat in front of us at the recital and seemed to be a good family.  They brought their daughter with them, we're thinking she is 14 or 15, so the kids will have a good playmate!

The kids did a type of salsa dance...not sure how appropriate this is for the age group, but I guess we all need to be aware and conscious of the cultural differences.  There will be plenty of learning...for both children and adults!

As of 8:00, Cindy and I were the last in Krivoy Rog!  Everyone else has headed for the train station en route to Kiev.  Mick and Janel will be U.S.  bound tomorrow evening, while Russ Lori, and Tina will spend the next 7 days in Kiev with their new children...they will be homeward bound Jan 1st.  Our flight comes into JFK Tuesday late in the afternoon, and then Mick, Janel, and I will return to Kiev on January 9th.






Wishing we were home to celebrate Christmas with our family!  But, we are blessed to be here with these kids and our new families!