It's June 14th and the battle has been won but the war still rages on! Bogdan said YES and it is in writing and the Ukraine social worker has it in hand. What a hard day for bogdan, as he commited to us yesterday, he had his answer for us and he said yes! Once that happened peace fell on him and me! The weight he was caring just seemed to fall of him and he became a kid who must have felt freedom. Oppression is engrained into this place and their keeper has been trying all day to herd him away from us and they did. What they said is not clear but it appears to be more effort to pursuad him to say no. What a battle we are in. Nadia did battle for us and she said they keep trying to have him not get adopted by us. The assistant director absolutely does not want him to leave this place. When it all came down to the questions, bogdan answered decisively and wrote his letter. Once all done mama and papa held back our tears and mama hugged him proudly. I will always remember a little smile on his face which I interpreted as being proud of himself. We played more afterwards as Nadia did business. We left to see Valeria but I am concerned for his safety. These people don't seem to care for these children but only in there own self interests. I whisper prayers to God for his safety and leave Him in his care.
There is bad news involving one of the social workers leaving on holiday. I don't know exactly what's going on but it's sounds like we might be here for another two weeks before our court appearance and then the ten day waiting period.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
It's June 14th and the battle has been won!
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