Due to the continued economic inflation, the government has been known to hold a family's wages for four or five months. Yulia was one of 60 of the more than 1,500 students who competed and won a scholarship to study in the United States. The young student said that she is attempting to take classes that are not offered at home, simply for the purpose of knowing. Among her favorite classes are Psychology of Adjustment, Creative Writing and Chorale. Dr. Ratledge doesn't only teach music, he gives us insight into the world and expresses a love of God.
Every day is inspiration.
Recently Yulia was presented with the opportunity to put her interpreting skills to work. A Moldovian family was brought to America by a group of local citizens and churches for medical help. Because the family only speaks Russian, the doctors needed someone who spoke both Russian and English to explain the diagnosis and spend time with the family. Dr. Dewitt called me and said there was a woman in need of a Russian translator in case of an emergency at the hospital. The family's story itself is miraculous.