When we visited Russia this past August we took the kids, along with the orphanage staff, to a village called Dolbylova for a day of picnicking and hiking. The day culminated in a wonderful meal by our generous hosts, the unofficial mayor and first lady of the village, Volodya and Galina. These friendly people are connected to the orphanage at Sovietsk because they look after some of the kids during the summer--a sort of foster parent relationship. During some private, men only conversations (his rules, not mine) Volodya and I shared with each other our hearts for orphaned and abandoned children. We realized that we both wanted these kids to be taken care of. I told him how glad Sarah and I were to have someone in Russia who cares about these kids as much as we do. It's very heartening to know that while we cannot be there with the kids nearly as much as we would like, there are people there who volunteer their time and their resources to help make life better for these precious kids.
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