Newsletter

Hello family and friends, Sveta and I returned safely with only a couple of glitches. Our Munich flight delayed us a few hours,  making us late for our train to Mykolayiv. We took a later train to Odessa, and then took the bus to Mykolayiv. We arrived at Sveta’s daughter’s home in time for lunch.…

Hello family and friends, The final month of our visit to America has arrived. Sveta and I are ready to return to our family and life in Ukraine. We have many things to do and people to see before we return. This visit was mostly about helping Mom. She is making progress, but it is…

Hello family and friends, April 15 is tax day in America. In Ukraine, it has traditionally been the day the local governments turn off the heating service in the cities. This year, because of the conflict with Russia, that date was changed to April 1, not a very nice April Fool’s joke. In Nikolayev and…

Hello family and friends, Winter has returned to our village with life-disrupting weather. High winds knocked out the electricity and blew out the pilot light to the on-demand water heater, causing the house to cool down gradually. Those inconveniences, along with four of five adults in the household fighting the flu, February ended leaving Sveta…

Hello family and friends, Sveta and I had been planning to go to Poland to get my visa that I need to complete my long-term residency in Ukraine. This is like the American “green card”. When we had our bags packed, reservations made, and train tickets purchased for the Odessa- L’vov part, Mother Nature spoke…

MUCH Supporters – We have GREAT NEWS! Through your generous support, WE MET OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL!  Because of your compassion and support for our children, we will be able to continue funding our massage therapy programs in Dobromel and Froonza and the computer program in Dobromel. Sveta and I cannot begin to express our gratitude. Your friendship…

Annual Christmas Fundraiser Dobromel Orphanage Massage Therapy and Computer programs and Froonza Massage Therapy Clinic Honor a friend or relative this Christmas by making a donation in their name. Hello family and friends, Sveta has two stories of the children that she wants to share with you!  Sveta’s Journey How many times can we connect…