Report #5 from Ivano

Report #5 for Tuesday March 31st

Well we woke to a rainy wet day with people walking to work with their umbrella's up, quite a bit cooler too.

We were to start at 8:30 but Vadym's wife had gone to work and her sister had not come to baby sit by 9am. He was not too impressed, to say the least.

Well we got on the way and then hit traffic tie-ups for no apparent reason. We were afraid we were not going to get to our destination in time about one and a half hours away. But not to worry (who said I worried?) we arrived at the orphanage first and sat talking to the lady administrator. I thought we would never get going. We decided to go to the school about 3 buildings away and come back to the orphanage later.

We found the school had about 300 students. We were greeted by the principal and a staff member who never stopped talking about her relatives in Toronto. We were introduced to a lovely young lady who spoke perfect English and was one of the English teachers. She accompanied us to a classroom crammed with senior students and interpreted for a few minutes while Vadym went to get Bibles from the car.

I spoke and they all listened very attentively and well as the good number of staff and the Principal.

We thought we were going to speak to the juniors too but they had gone home by the time we had signed 500! new testaments. Any way, they want us back and we are coming back next week DV.

We then went back to the orphanage and had lunch with the Director and then went and spoke to about 200 of the kids in their auditorium. Louis spoke first and I closed with the rope trick. They were very well behaved, probably because an ex Principal and their Administrator sat on the stage looking at them!

We Then went to the dress-making class and saw some of the lovely dresses and other items the girls and some boys are sewing. We gave them the material that had been sent and the teacher was very appreciative and said she would take any amount we could send.

We took some tools we had sent to the wood working class which again was very well received and by observation very much needed.

Lastly we went to the old peoples home across the road and gave sheets and glasses and pampers for this rather sad and dreary place, which I'm afraid seemed to begin with the administrator. We agreed to bring some antiseptic cleaner and laundry soap when we come next week.

We were home in good time for the 5 o'clock meeting and had one more new lady out although we knew it would not be as full tonight but still 20 or so in.

We shopped for a while and came home satisfied with what we had been able to do for the Master today.

Oh, I must not forgot one very important thing, Louis saw our first stork on a nest while coming home. I missed it as I was "meditating" in the front seat.

All for now.

Malcolm and Louis