The Meeting: part 2

This morning we went to meet again with the Inspector in downtown Odessa at 10am. After a short interview, we were given permission to pick up a regional director and go to Internot #4 to meet with the local Director. When we arrived at the Internot, we were greeted with hugs from Pasha and Lyonya. Within minutes Galia was also at our side and we went in to meet with the director.

We had prayed for the words to communicate our hearts with the directors. We are never sure just what is completely understood. The director was upset with us that we had already been to the camp and seen Galia without seeing her first. We explained that we had talked with the Inspector and had only wanted to wish Lyonya a Happy Birthday and she said basically she understood but we were supposed to see her first. So, as a punishment, we would only be allowed to visit with the children on the grounds of the Internot. It was divine however, that we had seen Galia because on Sunday she was to be part of a group going on a trip to the Carpathian Mountains for a 10 days. If we had not talked with her over the weekend, she would have been gone today. That would have put our time here 10 days longer. So, if we can only see the children on the Internot grounds for now, so be it. God is in control, Galia is here and we are able to move forward.

In the end, the interview seemed to go well with the director and others present. We only had a short while with the children but were told to come back at 10:30 tomorrow for a longer visit. Up to 3 hours. All three children said they wished to be adopted and wrote a statement stating that fact. They giggled with us and we each tried to find the words to communicate. Pasha and Lyonya speak more English than we expected. That will be real helpful in the next few weeks.
We had to part all too soon but we left with the hope of tomorrow.