We made it!

Hello everyone at home in Virginia. The 8 to Ukraine have arrived. Over all a really good trip. Two of us got seperated from the group only once at JFK transfering on the metro but that was ok as it comes back around in 10 minutes. The two was myself and Keely, 10 years old. The others did not get off the train quick enough and so Keely was abit nerved as her mom was left on the train but we were ok. The trip was long, most of us did not sleep during the ride. Lisa did and the kids did (thank goodness!). Keely and I learned how to count in French using the computer that was in the back of the seat in front of us. I really got into playing that game! Keely agrees with me. The coolest part of it though was the fact that you could see the plane traveling the route as wel went. You could see where on the map it was day time and night time and how fast the plane was traveling, how many more miles to go, expected arrival time, etc. As we approached land again we could see that we were passing over Ireland and then England and into Amsterdam. From there, after about a 2 hour layover, we were off to Kiev. So we left USA at 10:05 am Thursday EST and arrived in Kiev, Ukraine at 6:15 am Friday EST or 1:15 pm Ukrain time. We are 7 hours ahead. So it is about 2:45 for you now and 21:49 for us. This internet cafe we are in is great! There is about 50 or more computers in here. And lots of people. Service is about 30 minutes for 70 cents. Victor is with us, our guide and interpreter. He is a great guy. We have enjoyed his company. We leave tomorrow night about 7pm to head on the train to Zaporizhzhia to the orphanage. We should arrive about 7am Sunday morning. And we spend the week there with the kids. This should be fun and exciting and heart breaking too. Looking forward to it. Will let you know more how that goes as we gain access to the Internet. Take care and continue to pray for our group and that God uses us as he desires. Lots of love. Vicky