We made it!

Dear family and friends,

I can't even go into detail or begin to explain our day yesterday. Our very first stop was met with problems that set us back nearly 2 hours. We all had to keep focused and John and I kept our eyes on God as the One who could still make things happen that day.

God was faithful. We miraculously made it through everything and even managed to eat at 6:30pm last night before we caught our train to Kyiv! God is good!

We have made it through today - to the US Embassy, across town to the medical center, back to the US Embassy, back to the medical center. We are here in our new apartment, which is nice. Vala is snugged into the bed. John and I are getting ready to go to bed as well.

We are all weary. Vala is in tears at the past couple days and the realization that it is all very real. She also is understanding that it is hard to try and communicate without having an interpreter.

We are ready to come home. This is an unnatural way to be a family here under these settings and more difficult that I thought it would be. This week, although it has been short, has been very, very long for us. The challenges have been many. We are looking forward to coming home.

Thank you all for your continued prayers. Lord willing, we will be touching down in the U.S. on Friday night. We are so excited.

See you soon,
Jenn