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| This is a view from our apartment window in Krakow, Poland. We scheduled our time in Poland to be seven days long to make room for problems with the consulate. Thankfully, we arrived the first day at the consulate, the gentleman was very patient and kind to us. We had our documents corrected in three hours! It was really a blessing, I can't begin to make you understand how much it meant to us to have a kind person helping us. That meant we had a few days to leave our stress behind us and focus on family time and A LOT of schooling by way of field trips. NOTE: In July, Mike and I planned to work on WWII history since we would be in Ukraine. Who knew we would be in Poland and two hours from Auschwitz and minutes from Oscar Schindler's factory!? God's Hand for sure! Thank you Jesus! |
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| The office and actual desk of Oscar Schindler. With the children being so young, we opted out of touring Auschwitz but this museum was much closer and meant to be more child friendly. It even worked out to be a free tour the day we visited. It was a good opportunity for our family to learn about a man making a decision to do the right thing despite the punishment he could incur if caught. We learned that there were many non Jews who tried everyday to help whenever they had the opportunity. |
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| Here is a pic back at the Trans. Home during Bible Club. The kids LOVE memorizing Bible verses even more so than the games. We hand out stickers along with candy. The stickers are more popular. It is also good seeing one of the kids choosing to learn the verses in both Ukrainian AND English! Another child struggles with getting along with others which has been trying at times but has provided a GREAT opportunity to talk to her and others about how Jesus wants us to live and love one another. |
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| These two great guys are two of the workers on lunch break. They can do just about anything. A few weeks ago they made the staircase out of who knows what. They just put on their 'thinking caps' and make it happen. They are extremely hard workers and we often have a good laugh about Ukraine vs. America. We will miss them when we go back home. |
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| Okay, this is about the cutest picture! These are all of Liz's Babushkas at church. She just wonders around quietly Babushka to Babushka. They all love to take care of her during the service. Only she knows which ones have the biggest handfuls of candy in their pockets! |
