The final day we have him at home. Today was packing and getting ready to go. Deborah worked quite a while to get his suitcase under 50 pounds. The backpack has all his snacks and some extra stuff that wouldn't fit into the suitcase. But it isn't too heavy. Chicago won't be bad but we don't know how long the trek is between gates in Warsaw and then at Kiev. We are getting up and leaving by 7:30 am so we can arrive at least 3 hours before departure.
He must have told me 10 times today, "No Ukraine" and telling me how great America is.
It is obvious he wants to stay but we covered that last night that to stay isn't an option. He understands that part of it. We had a friend of Deborah's come over tonight who speaks Russian and help translate for us about how we packed, that luggage gets handled quite roughly so radio controlled cars just might arrive damaged and made sure he understood it is a 5 hour trip to Chicago (he slept on the way here). We made sure he understands that we will write him letters and we understand that he will probably not be able to communicate with us.
I think the number one thing he will miss is being loved on ALOT. Secondly, he will be hungry. I am sure he will not be able to eat the volume of food (and the frequency) that he has done here. He is just finishing his second supper of fried potatoes and fried chicken strips washed down with a large glass of apple juice.
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What a wonderful five weeks you've had with this boy as he's growing up and experiencing so much during this time. Thank you for sharing love with him in a family context, and for sharing a portion of your experience with us. Ryan heopenseyes.wordpress.com
Our Misha would also say, "No Ukraine" and told us jokingly, "Mama Ukraine. Misha America." We started missing him the second he got in line at the airport.
I agree about the hunger. I know God has His eye on Misha, but I still can't stand to think of him being hungry again.
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