Hi everyone, hope Thanksgiving was wonderful. We had an amazing dinner at this local Kazak restaurant and they made turkey! It was just like out of a movie. They cooked the turkey with everything still in it like the liver and giblets. They did put an apple in the middle for flavor and to be honest it tasted pretty good. Igor our driver, ate all of the meat off the bones and when he was done there was nothing left!
Even with the holiday we have settled into a routine. We visit Alena from 10 to 12, go to the internet cafe, and lunch.
We go back to the hotel, relax, and then at five we go back to the orphanage to work on English until about 6:30. Igor drives us back to the hotel where all the Americans hang out until bed about 9pm.
To say we are stir crazy would be an understatement. We are blessed in that Tatyana, our coordinator, has taken care of our every need. She is an excellent buisness woman who does not want you to have to do a thing. Service is an honor
and all we have to do is ask! For independent Americans this is a bit different and it is all we can do to give up and let things happen!!!! Joe has done well so far, but he is ready to get back to work right NOW! We shall see how well we do in a few days.
Alena is wonderful. She has changed so much since our first day. We have heard that the babies also change. They get more color in their face and smile much more. Alena has more color in her face and she seems much more relaxed. She is very affectionate and gives lots of hugs. She tries so hard with her English and seems to understand quite a bit. Unfortunately she has been learning German at school, so unlike some of the kids she does not have an English backround and is learning everything brand new. Even with that she is picking it up fast. Ónce we get her home to America she will learn very quickly.
We are with Alena alone in the morning as our translator goes to the baby house with the other families. At night we have a small group of orphans that all want to work on English and we have become accustomed to the group being together. Along with Alena we have Valeria, Victoria, Syletvana, and a little 6 year old named Pajalt. At least, that is what we shall call him! Some names are hard for Americans to say and spell, so forgive me if I mess them up. The 6 year old never stops moving and is every bit a little boy! The girls are teenagers except for Svetlana who is 10. She is being adopted by a single mom from Ohio.
For me it is wonderful having the girls around. Alena loves it and so do I. After being in a house full of men, it is fun to have the girls spending time with us. We spend the time working on speaking English. They never get the chance to speak it so that is where we can do the most good.
Tonight we break from our evening routine to attend a show at the orphanage. Every month they celebrate that month's birthdays with song and dance. Tonight we are the guest of honor and Jameson has been asked to sing and play guitar.
The kids are so excited and Jonathan is going to film it. I will let you know how it goes tomorrow.
Thankyou to everyone who has posted a comment or sent Joe an email. We feel very isolated and any news or encouragement from home means so much. Tina, thanks for the updates on the dogs. We miss them a bunch as well as all of you. Alena is just like our friend Tina's daughter Ashley. We can't wait to get her home to meet Ashley.
By Monday we are hoping to hear about our court date. Please pray for a fast court date as we want to get home.
Thanks for visiting.
Love,
Kelly, Joe, Jonathan, Jameson, and Alena
5 comments:
Hey Mrs. Moss and crew! ~Dustin~ here.
Y'know, first of all, I had no idea this was here. You sure can tell a story Mrs. Moss. I want to say it's your calling but you're so much more. All of you are. These blogs only make me anxious to meet Alena. She seems to have a defining presence in your lives. You all are truly loving people.
This whole excursion sounds like a BLAST. Especially from karaoke. Jonathan sounded like he found and tried some sort of hallucinagen when he was telling me the story. But no matter.
No news from this front. I mean, I have news from me, but no news that could benefit yeh! Oh! Pipsy called. She wants to know when she can see beach again.
I foresee a 3-day court date. But my foresight skills have been incredibly wrong before. Much love from our family!
Hey Kelly, Glad to hear things are going well. I am sure Joe is going crazy with not much to do! We have been gone overnight and have not visited the dogs this weekend. I will have Ash go over tomorrow. I am giving her Jr. Beta volunteer hours so she is happy! Let us know on your court date as soon as you know it. We are looking forward to you coming home. Talked to Angie and Rick on Thursday and I updated them on all that is going on with you guys. Gave them the blog site so they can keep updated. Talk to you soon!
well me and meg finaly got a chance to look at your blog. it is so great to hear that all is going well and we can't wait to meet Alena. it is very exciting and probably a bit overwhelming. we will talk to you soon. glad thanksgiving went well and we will keep praying for all of you. love Jim and Meg
Hi Moss's.
It's the Malloy's. We are so glad to hear all is well and going so beautiully for you. You certainly deserve it and everything more. We all look up to you and hope that you will let us know if there is anything we can do for you back home to make this trip any easier. Take care and we look forward to future blogs, (no pressure or anything). Love, Sheila, Mike and Family
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