Sunday at COCH

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Another photo from yesterday.  Zach and I got up today and found out Nellie and Matthias made it home safely, praise God!  We had a good devotion this morning, before setting off for the orphanage.  We made it there about 12:40 pm, and all the kids were down for naps. The place was quiet.  But Sergei woke Anya.  Zach, Anya and I left for the Bymi mart to get some lunch stuff.  Anya can now go off site with us in Novoselki, since our adoption is legal, but pending final certification. So we went to the park with the sludge pond.  Jessie joined us for the adventure, so we bought her a bag of dog food. 

It was such a joy.  Anya really enjoyed hanging out at the park with us.  Later, at the orphanage, Zach and I were getting pretty hungry again.  I explained to Anya that Zach and I needed to make a break for Bymi.  She at first was okay, and then came over, and said, "Papa no".  I then remember the book I read about separation anxiety, or clinginess of newly adopted children.  So I said, "Okay, Anya, you can come".  I told her no treats, other than a small snickers already planned, and she said okay.  She was overjoyed.

Later, Samuel (Artium) got up, and we went outside and blew bubbles.  Anya doesn't like when I dote on Samuel, but he needs his time with papa as well.  Zach was a huge help today, taking one on one time with Anya while I hung out with him.  We kept going down the slide over and over, and he just kept laughing.

Samuel and Anya had their moments today, though.  First, Samuel will not respond at all when I call his name, or when I even call Artium.  So he had timeouts whenever he wasn't listening.  He took them well.  One time he runs clear across the COCH playground, and I'm calling after him, "Artium, Artium".  He got to the spaceship equipment, and I coaxed him out, and brought him by the hand all the way back to where Papa said was "safe".  He needs to learn this, and he needs to learn to hold my hand, because in Kiev, he'll have no option other than hold Papa's hand, or be held whenever we are in the city. 

Finally, if you are not aware, please pray for Christian churches in Egypt.  Fanatical Muslims by the thousands are murdering Christians, and the army is doing nothing about it.  They continue to ask only for prayer.  Will you pray?

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