No idea where the time has gone. Four intense days. Wonderful, emotional, inspirational, heart breaking, uplifting. The blankets are so much more than a blanket. A true gift of love. So many of the refugee mums were so touched that folk were thinking of them. It’s very easy for them to feel isolated. We are with them all in spirit. And now wool. The children were overwhelmed with happiness, wrapping themselves, feeling comfort and love. We can’t thank you enough.
We’ve also sent masses of yarn and all the rest of the pompom kits (in addition each child got a little gift set) with the teachers for them to start the craze in Ukraine! It’s great to think of all the children carrying on with their woolly adventure. Pompomtastic.
The concert last night was beautiful. A mix of song and dance, poetry and one lad did some amazing magic tricks. The girls and their teacher singing Hallelujah in Ukrainian was so poignant and beautiful. We uploaded the song to Facebook. It needs editing to make it small enough for here. Will do that as soon as home.
A lot of the children wore their traditional Ukrainian embroidered blouses. Absolutely stunning.
Goodbyes are never easy when you are sending beautiful children and their wonderful teachers back into a war zone. So many hugs, so many tears. Next year in Ukraine we said. Wouldn’t that be something.
The kids are on their way. Excluding border checks which can take any amount of time, the driving part takes about 6 hours. We won’t rest until we know they are home safely.
And we are at the airport. Home this afternoon. Bit of a rest, then we’ll be ready for Chernobyl 2025. We hope you will be too!
Another huge thank you. It means so much to the children and their families. As we always say, much more than a blanket. And a huge thank you to the CCLL. It’s a huge logistical challenge to get them there. We couldn’t do this without them. And for inviting us to tag into their Christmas trip. It means the world to us. THANK YOU!
One last thing..
We yarn bombed their mini bus. Sometimes these things need doing!