While some of us were off delivering more books to schools today, Colin and Pat were busy at the Chausy Orphanage working on a project of their own.  Oleg, the Orphanage director, had mentioned that it would be nice for the children to have some shelves in their rooms for a few books and maybe some personal items like pictures or awards. Colin and Pat, both carpenters, got a little help from some of the boys at the orphanage as well as Ivan, one of our drivers and started building the shelves yesterday. Here are Dima and Zhenya work at applying stain to the finished shelves.

Here are Ivan, Colin and Pat helping the Continue reading →