David is preparing to leave for our first (technically second) Ukraine trip this week. We are so blessed by the fact that we can entirely pay for this trip. Thank you again, from the bottom of our hearts for your support for this awesome kid. I read a statistic yesterday that 50% of Ukrainian orphans don't make it to 20. Whether it's the illnesses, lack if care for treatable special needs, neglect, high suicide rates or dangerous lifestyles many of them get into after aging out, it's dangerous to be without the love and support of a family and it's village. Thank you for being our village. $40k is a lot of money. Raising $20k is even crazier. Thank you!!!! For loving all 5 of us and suporting us with prayer, sweet acts of kindness, patience, buckets of grace, and a big outpouring during our entire process. 

We have this 1.5 week trip, and then another month long trip ahead of us before we are all home for good. Our second (next) trip costs a wopping $20,000 in the end, but we are so amazingly blessd to be much closer than that in no small part because of you! Thank you!!

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