Well, we've been working at it since last December 2005 but after the long wait we now have an appointment in Ukraine on 10 Oct 2006. We know we are blessed to receive this appointment since there are so many wonderful families that have waited even longer.

We depart on 07 Oct and arrive in Kiev 08 Oct via Vienna. Once there, we start the real rollercoaster ride of the actual process. We ask for your prayers in the hope that it will go relatively smoothly but are ready to fight for Irina and Victoria if we have to. Irina (left) is 13 years old and Victoria (right) is 12. They stayed with us while visiting last December as part of a singing group. We fell in love with them immediately. They are truly wonderful children. Unfortunately, We called Victoria a few months ago and she told us that she felt she should stay to take care of her mother who lives locally and is an alcoholic. Although her mother doesn't have "rights" to Vika, we want to honor her wishes. That said, we are still going to work through the process in case she changes her mind. We can't imagine how difficult this is for a 12 year old. So very sad. But we are trusting in God to work this out one way or another.

We will be traveling just 2 days ahead of the Schweickert's who have their appointment on 12 Oct so we are glad that we will have friends going through this with us.

We will try to check our email and this blog site as often as possible.

Thank you all for your support so far and your prayers and support in the future.