Making babies
What a satisfying day at "work". I can't imagine that anyone has a job like mine. Its a location-less job, with a long long reach. Today I am physically in Chiang Mai Thailand in Southeast Asia. The part of my work that was so satisfying today was in the Ukraine.
There in Ukraine are young Tolic and Sveta. They are both very physically handicapped. They both grew up in Ukrainian state orphanages. Then they did the unimaginable - they got married! And still, even though married, as all "graduates" from State orphanages do in the Slavic world, they were sent to the Old Folks Home when they turned 18 and by law must leave the orphanage. The only other option they had was to go live in a State Psychiatric Hospital.
As married couples usually do, they made a baby. The State terminated their pregnancy. They got pregnant again, and this time they are fighting hard to keep this child.
(this pic is of Sveta at 7 months)
We are moving them out of the old folks home, so that they can keep the baby. But the logistics are daunting and overwhelming and there are just so many factors to consider. But a new baby, a new creation of God, is certainly worth all the effort.