The Court Verdict!

Yesterday we went to court at 11am. There was a judge, 2 jurors, and 2 staff along with the orphanage director, social worker, and our family and facilitator. They asked us questions even Luda. It only took 1.5hrs. They then made us wait for the "verdict" for 20 minutes. We went back into the room and they announced that Luda was now ours!!! Praise Jesus for this! It was a very short time and the judge did both parts back to back. Everyone is ecstatic with joy.

Brendan, Cameron, and I are back in Kiev. We have to get a few documents signed and then we come home tomorrow. We will arrive at 730 pm in Wilmington. Ruth and Luda will be at the Bible camp for another 9 days and then begin the final paperwork before coming home. Ruth should be home around the 6th of July.

It was very hard to leave Ruth, Luda, and all the kids. We were able to give the Gospel tracts to many kids, 2 cab drivers, 1 lady at the place we lived for 2 weeks, a tour guide, a girl in Yalta who worked for the hotel to organize games with the kids, and a Jehovah Witness family we "ran into." We also gave out a few Russian bibles we bought. Please pray for all of these people and the kids to be saved. See you soon!! Pray also for Ruth and Luda!!

Greg