That's right we got to attend Nastya's church this morning at the invitation of the orphanage director. It was a beautiful churh and a beautiful service. The whole church was painted in murals and lit with candles and gilded chandeliers. There are no seats everyone stands and kneels on the floor at the appropriate time. The service was sung in Russian so we didn't understand much. After the service the director broght Nastya back to us and she had a russian church booklet, a cross and her communion. The church is very tradional, all women cover their heads and you must not eat for an hour before service. Unfortunately we had made a pit stop at McDonalds on the way to have a coffee and Nastya had some breakfast. The communion looks like a small biscuit with the cross molded on top. When she got home it all went under her pillow.
The orphanage life is very communal so when the children recieve something special they often hide it under their pillow so that no one will take it from them. So we have a little squirrel in our midst it is always interesting to see what will be under her pillow in the morning. Today it was a flashlight, hair clip, my gum and her new plastic cell phone.
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That is so sadly cute the way she squirrels stuff away. That poor lucky girl, I'm so happy that she's going to a new home with a Papa and Mama who understand, care and love her.
Keith
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