We elected to not go to church today. Galya's church service lasts 4 hours and we didn't think there's anyway that Daniel could make it through that. Instead we watched the 2004 SECC Easter service on DVD. It was a sermon by Bob Russell about Thomas the Apostle with a strong evangelistic message. I had forgotten how good that sermon was.
Afterwards, we headed out for a walk to the market and a nearby park. Daniel really enjoyed swinging, the teetertotter, and the balance beam. He also liked chasing all of the pigeons. There was a small carnival-like area so he got to "drive" the children's rollercoaster/train. He was quite thrilled. We also scouted out a few good locations for some geocaches. Galya said she would maintain them for us if there are maintenance issues. We'll try to hide them tomorrow.
In the evening we went to the Kiev Circus. The troupe is not a traveling group, but a permanent fixture in the city with performances every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and they even have their own venue. The skills of the performers were awesome and kept us enthralled. The animal acts were also really good and they had some out-of-the-ordinary critters such as raccoons, porcupines, a fox, and some HUGE rats (like 2 feet long without the tail huge). Daniel really enjoyed himself although he was a bit overloaded from the sights and sounds. We even got a group photo with the clowns - which was Daniel's favorite act.
Otherwise, I'm watching the Cards play for the first time in the post season. Our internet cafe has a high speed connection and the game is early enough that it isn't in the middle of the night. Kelly and Daniel are back at the apartment sleeping.
Ukraine finally observed daily savings so we jumped forward an hour today so we're back to 7 hours ahead of Louisville.
Tomorrow, we're going to start the visa paperwork and get Daniel's photo taken for the medical file. Everything hinges, though, on the passport. Whether we get it tomorrow or not will determine our travel arrangements. We're keeping our fingers crossed and saying prayers often.
Anyhow, hope all is well at home. Until tomorrow, dos vidanya!
2 comments:
Sounds like you are using your "time" well and all the "first" for Daniel is probably over-whelming.
You have our prayers that God's will be done and you are content with outcome.
We love you and will be praying you all the way home.
Say hello to Daniel from me and I will be happy the day I can meet him.
Jeanine
Sounds like y'all are havin' a great time! If our timing works out okay we'll have to try the circus with Deianna and Caleb (our court was today and we now are "official"). Sorry to see your beloved Cards lost :( With OK getting blown out, now what fun is it?
Take care and best of luck getting back home quickly and safely.
Paul & Darla
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