Saturday started out with a clasic, McDonald's! No trip to a foreign country is complete without McDonald's...
Then we headed out to the the Summer camp area where the orphans from Orphanage #9 spend the summer. There we met up with 30-40 middle and high school aged orphans and enjoyed a picnic lunch with them - roasting little smokies over the open fire - nevermind it was about 100 degrees! Many of these kids remembered us (especially Shad) from previous trips. It was a fantastic time to fellowship and get to know them a little better; laying a foundation for Spero Group's programs for older orphans.
After that we headed to town to kill a little time at the "mall" before we went to the next event.
Later in the afternoon we jumped back in our van and headed to a "park" where another 30-40 graduating orphans met us. There we met them to begin engaging them to create life plans. After some BBQ chicken and more games, Tanya and Vlad (translating) gave a message of hope and promise in Jesus!
As I was listening, I was struck by the fact that we were in Ukraine listening to a message of salvation translated into English from a Ukrainian orphan (who we have the honor of working with since Spero began work in Ukraine).
The night ended in a restful night's sleep!
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