I talked to Primo earlier today. He picked Dasha up this morning and she was able to bring an entire large suitcase full of her belongings! She didn't realize that Primo was coming in the morning to get her (she thought it wouldn't be until evening since that's when he usually arrived), so I hope she wasn't waiting until the last minute to say good-bye to some of her friends. He didn't mention anything about Natasha. Then they went to Molachansk and he delivered the bag of balls. I think the kids will enjoy them! Michael was turned over to Primo with only the clothes he was wearing...which Primo had him remove and leave there! He brought fresh clothes for the trip. He said he was wearing the same thing we had seen him in every other time. What a HUGE difference between orphanages.
From there they went to Zaporizhzhia to do the passports. Apparently Rhondi had been there earlier and the officials were exhausted from all the work (ha, ha) and just didn't know if they'd be able to get it done. Primo said Victor asked him to leave the room and when Victor emerged, the passports were going to be done. Let's just say it required an "expedited processing fee"! Then Primo talked to Yulia about the medical exams that need to be done in Kiev and it looked as though they would not be done in time for Primo to make his appointment at the Embassy. It was stated that "for an additional charge of $50" it could be done. Primo told Yulia to "make it happen"!! I got the confirmation in the mail that my fingerprints have been processed and I'm good until 8/18/08, but as of Monday Primo's had not been received. (The fingerprint cards that he did at the Embassy in Kiev had to be sent Federal Express to the processing center in Nebraska.) We are praying for no more delays!!
When I last spoke to Primo he and the kids were on the train to Kiev. He'll spend a couple nights there and hopefully be in the air heading west on Saturday.
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Glad to hear that Primo and the kids are on the train for the first leg of the trip home. Guess anything can happen in a timely manner if the price is right....it is all about the money. I'm praying for their safe return.
Love and God Bless!!
What an unbelievable adventure! Primo needs to tell his stories at the airport and hope for a first-class sympathy upgrade. :-)
Hoping all goes smoothly the rest of the way. Thanks again to both of you for keeping us updated!
-Sharon's friend Ed
I know the one is Sunrise or Sunny, and I forget the name of the other one. It figures we didn't bring our sheet on the trek to the internet cafe. Since you adopted from Molachansk we would greatly appreciate some info on what you did for a donation. We have 3 orphanages we will be dealing with, can you say "poor-house." passanita@cox.net
Rob
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