MAY

Here is my new haircut...

May has been a pretty busy month.

-I got the internet!
(It was quite the ordeal!)
-Got to speak at one of the orphanage and a few schools.
(Most of the kids said that it was the first time they had heard a foreigner speak Russian.)
-I've been teaching Sunday School
(4-10 kids)
-Went to Odessa
(Got to help with my friend's engagement!)
-I have been busy in the garden.
(Enjoying spinach, lettuce, as well as cherries from our tree!)
-Got my first sunburn.
(I forgot sunscreen that day)
-Have been working on papers and reading for my Masters Class.
(Hoping to be done this week!)


Something is wrong with my computer. I will upload pictures of all these things when I get it figured out!

Samaritain Purse Boxes....

A youth choir from a city outside of Odessa came to Balta a few weeks ago. They performed and then we handed out shoe boxes to the kids in the 2 orphanages in Balta.



A girl sharing a poem that she wrote with the other kids from the choir...

Choir Director...

Easter...

Here is the Easter breakfast spread...I made Easter bread
(thanks for the peanut butter, Mom)


Luda's sister from Moldova came for Easter...

Armak and Liza

Our Easter Lunch after church!

Food Prep...

The little girls singing and reciting poems

Aren't they just the cutest things....!?

Ina and Luda singing....

Armak, Liza, and Marina singing...

After church chess game...

We gave out a few gifts to the little girls...

A few of the kids from the orphanage
came over to the church and hung out after church.
(The baby is Dave and Barb's grandaughter)

Eggs.

It was a pretty busy day. I really enjoyed it. We had several guests including 10 children. I had brought a little craft to do with them. I fumbled my way through a short lesson about Easter and we made a craft. After the service we shared a meal together. It was a really great time!