We got the Visas!

The Embassy appointment today was successful.  Vita and Andrey, the guardians accompanying the children, traveled to Kyiv on Thursday evening for the appointment, carrying all the necessary documents with them.   We had gotten official permission from the regional officials yesterday.  All the Visas were granted.  So, on the Ukraine side, everything is in order.  Our facilitators in Ukraine are awesome.  Ira and Anton live in Lugansk and took care of all the paperwork with the orphanages and officials there.  We have known them for about 4 years.  I first met Anton when he acted as my translator the first time I went to visit my son Roman.  We got to know him and Ira better through Camp Friendship.  I plan to blog more about Camp Friendship and how it relates to Grace to Ukraine in the coming days.  We value Ira and Anton, not only as professionals, but as friends to both us and our children.  Our other facilitator, Sasha, lives in Kyiv and handled all of the paperwork there.  We have known Sasha for about 6 years.  He facilitated all 3 of our Ukrainian adoptions and has also been a true and dear friend to us dealing with various situations that have arisen and continue to arise in Ukraine with family and friends.  It is truly a blessing to know Sasha, Ira and Anton and to have them, their compassion and their expertise on our side.