Saturday - Gorlovka

Well we made it to Gorlovka after a 12 hour train ride (our 1^st train ride ever). We arrived here at 6am. Gorlovka is Kostya’s home town and we are staying at his home for the weekend. His wife Olga and son Nikita are very sweet, nice people and are wonderful hosts. One interesting thing about the train was we literally had 2 minutes to get our bags off, Jennie’s suitcase was a challenge! The weather here is beautiful, this morning in the high 50’s. We gave Nikita his shark teeth and Spiderman puzzle and he was very excited, didn’t know what he was saying, but little boy excitement is universal. Apparently, today is the most important soccer match in Ukraine’s history as they stand a chance to qualify for the World Cup, we plan to watch them play Georgia.

Our plans are to stay here tonight, possibly tomorrow, then find an apartment central to the orphanages if possible. The reason the referral letters were a big deal was because we thought we would have to travel back to Kiev to get them, now we should be able to see both Edward and Elizabeth on Monday.

I know our boys may get tired of hearing how much we miss them, but we do, so very much. Hope you guys have a good time with Rob and Olga this weekend. Be helpful and know how much we love you. Bye for now.