She was a thin lady, dark-haired and a bit unsure of herself. She had slouched shoulders and a restrained look about her. Whenever I’d see her doing her job (which was to clean the church) I’d smile and wave, and she would shyly smile back. Time a...

“When we first got back to Ukraine, I stepped out of the bus, fell down on my knees, and kissed the ground. I didn’t care that it was dirty. I was just