Ukraine

May 12-31, 2003

May 16, 2003

Dear Everyone,
    Hello from Ukraine!  Today is Friday May 16th and we have just finished a busy but relaxing day.  This morning the team drove over to the Home of Hope and finished scraping and cleaning the floors in the part of the building that is going to be the youth center.  After we finished that, we started painting the floors a wonderful shade of rust brown.  Amazingly enough, through hard work and dedication, we finished both floors before lunch at one.  In the afternoon, Cydil and Robert, a guy who is working with Ernie and Anna this summer, went to the orphanage with Jo Gettinger, the VIA also working with Ernie and Anna.  They had a fun time running after the kids, playing elbow tag, and reading to them.  Anastasia, Joanna, Heather, and Jennifer stayed at Ernie and Anna's house while Cydil, Robert, and Jo were gone and caught up on needed sleep, reading, and sitting.  
    Tomorrow Ernie is going to take the team to the market in the center of town to look around and buy some stuff.  Also Jo, Robert, Bill, a man who is working in the youth center, and the girls are going to go to the beach for a picnic around lunchtime.  It will be a fun time just getting to see more of the city.
    We hope that you all are doing well and we miss you immensely!
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