Orphanage visit

Today four of us from Kyiv drove to Bili Tserkva (about 90 minutes away) to meet up with Greg and Edna Silva, missionaries living in this town. We were scheduled to meet with the director of an orphanage that housed children up to age 5 — including five children confirmed as HIV+ and several [...]

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From HIV to home

It’s a small world. Particularly online. As we have become more and more involved with the care of HIV+ orphans, and particularly now that the U.S. allows these children to be adopted to the States, I have been busy gathering as much information as I can about this disease.
Among many sites [...]

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World AIDS Day

Today is World AIDS Day. I encourage you to learn more about this frightening disease — frightening for those who have it, and for those who don’t. Knowledge greatly reduces unwarranted fear!
The more I talk to people both here and stateside, the more I realize that we need to work harder [...]

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Community center work continued

Back to the community center this morning. I am so thankful that the quarantine is finally over in Kyiv and that life can return to a somewhat normal routine.
Wednesday mornings will typically find me visiting preschool-aged children who either are infected or affected by the HIV virus. My official task is to teach [...]

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Ministry cohorts

We are so thankful that tonight we had a fabulous time of fellowship and prayer with a fellow missionary, Jim Baker. He and his wife (and their children) lived in Kyiv for years before being called back to the States last winter. Their ministry hearts are still in Kyiv though God has assigned [...]

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Sir Elton John and HIV+ orphan

Well, I have commented all over the internet today from facebook to blogs to twitter, so I thought I might as well record my thoughts on my blog.
A couple of days ago I received two links from friends in the States who had heard that Sir Elton John was interested in adopting an HIV+ young [...]

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New friends

On Wednesday, Jim and I had the pleasure of having lunch with a family who is in Kyiv specifically to adopt a child who is HIV+. They are a wealth of information for anyone interested in adopting an HIV+ child from Ukraine. (Though they cannot yet post a picture of this child — [...]

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Too many names

A couple of weeks ago we had the opportunity to meet with some social workers who work at a government children’s center. Knowing that the privacy laws are taken very seriously, I was a little bit surprised to see a room with artwork hanging on two walls…with some of the paintings having a small [...]

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From HIV to home

Through my new friend hibethany, I came across this website that just speaks volumes to me.
Take the time to learn about the people that make up this awesome ministry — their hearts and commitment are inspiring!
We plan to take part in the webinar that will be tonight at 7 p.m. mountain time (that’s 4 a.m. [...]

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Summer camp

God has some pretty big plans for us this summer. He continues to stretch us as He works in us and through us to accomplish His plan for Ukraine. We are humbled that He would use us, but so thankful that He would let us be His hands and feet.
We are in the [...]

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