I talked to Karen tonight (2am in Kyiv) and they had a good night.   Hopefully she goes back to sleep!  The phone is out of minutes and I suspect now has a dead battery.  We did have a chance to talk about everything and hopefully she will get some rest before they start the long trip to Rivne.

The team found a place to eat and was able to meet with their interpreters.  We worked through a small issue with baggage (nine rows of the bus were filled with all of the bags our 33 volunteers carried to Ukraine) and they should be ready to head toward Rivne at 09:00 tomorrow (2am our time).   With lunch and a couple of stops for interesting bathroom breaks, the trip should take about 6-7 hours.  By the time we get up on Wednesday morning they should be about half way through with their first day of VBS.

Communication from the team should pick up as they move into the hotel in Rivne.   The hotel has free wifi and there is an internet café across the street, so look for blog entries here as the week goes on.  Eventually they will find the charger I sent with the phone and a place to buy more minutes.

Thank you for your prayers and support,

Jason

We just received word that everyone has arrived in Kyiv/Kiev – and all the bags/boxes/strollers – everything! – made it too!