Once we arrived at church we attended Sacrament Meeting and then sent the kids to their individual classes. James and I followed Maks to make sure he was okay. After he sat down in Primary he looked like he was about to cry, so I went in and sat next to him. Sure enough, he was pretty scared and out of his comfort zone. When James walked in and sat by him, he finally relaxed a little and smiled, but he was still near tears for the first while. Once he went into his smaller class for his lesson he was completely fine (although James and I still stayed with him the entire time). He was so excited that he learned about Jesus Christ. He colored this picture:
During Primary he was asked if he had rules in his family. He said, "Yes. To help my mama and papa." His teacher was so good with him and made him feel really comfortable.
After church we took a few pictures outside the chapel and then walked next door and took pictures in front of the Kyiv LDS Temple. It was so great to be able to go to church and see the temple with the kids.
Hi there! My husband found your blog. We also have a daughter adopted from Mariupol (May 2011), although she was from the other orphanage (Sonechko) there. If any of your kids were ever at Sonechko, please let me know! We have some older photos from there, as well as a nice little community of families who have adopted kids who were at Sonechko at some time. Congratulations on your new additions! Blessings!
ReplyDeleteAs far as I've been told, our kids were never at Sonechko. Thank you so much for congratulations! We are excited and so grateful to be to this point in our journey.
DeleteI'm adopted from Sonechko. In 2001 still trying to find my brothers and sisters
DeleteYou're almost there! Watching and reading! God Bless...
ReplyDeleteThank you Janis! Counting the hours now until we are home and all together as a family! :-)
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