Away from home

Sometimes we really miss being home in Canada, even Garry. I normally take several trips home to see the grandkids every year, and we've always both been home at Christmastime. We were both going to go to Manitoba in April for Max Boradin's graduation from Providence University College. Of course that never happened due to Covid19. We are very proud of Max; he worked really hard to improve his English and get his degree.

Max had hoped to come home to Ukraine this year, and we recently booked his ticket for a month long visit in August. He has a brother who recently got married that lives in Kyiv so he can do the two week quarantine at his apartment. Max has been in Canada for five years and has been homesick this last year. Hopefully it all goes well.  He plans to work on a Masters degree in Canada next in teaching English, which he hopes to use to support himself when he returns to Ukraine.

Garry is not sure he wants to go home and quarantine for two weeks and then do it again on returning here, but I think I will try to go in August. He's considering September, but who knows what will happen with the virus.

This past week we got to see photos of all the kids and grandkids together as the border between Saskatchewan and Manitoba became two week quarantine free, and Matthew and family were in St Labre for a visit. The grandkids are enjoying cousin time hanging out together, and it makes grandma wish she was there. Of course, without Covid19, Garry and I would have been teaching our first Summer English Institute lessons today, so I wouldn't have been there anyway.

Saturday evening we got to see the wedding of Garry's nephew in Ontario via the internet, it was very small wedding due to the restrictions, but they are starting their life together as planned.

We were saddened by the news that one of our prayer supporters from our home church in Steinbach passed away this week. She sang in choir with Garry and always sought us out when we were home to encourage us and ask about the family.