By adopting a child and helping them reach their potential, they help us reach ours.
An adopted child is not an unwanted child; to the contrary.
They are a child who was searched for, prayed for, cried for, begged for,
received by arms that ached, making empty hearts full.
Love is meant to be shared.

~ Author Unknown ~

May 12, 2009

Dinner Out

The 3 families took our in-country staff out to dinner tonight. This was the last time we will all be together, because the Barnetts are hoping to leave early. The Hylands and us are planning a day trip to Halong Bay.

Our staff recommended a traditional Vietnamese buffet and it was delicious! It was so nice to sit down with them, knowing that everything worked out and we were all set and could relax, breath, and have some laughs!

We had a great time. These 2 men were our lifeline to our children for all of these months. They were the ones who checked on them and took the wonderful pictures that we were so happy to receive over the last 10 months. We could never thank them enough for what they have done for our children and for the hundreds of other children who they helped in the process of finding homes.

4 comments:

Kam said...

Dawn, what a great opportunity! And what a blessing! To get to know these people! Memories are made for a lifetime! Congrats on your visa and safe travels!

Stacey said...

Dawn,
I am so happy things are turning out so great for all of you over there. It was nice seeing the pictures of Kenny and Martin. Very sweet men. Enjoy your time at Halong Bay!
Stacey and Sasha

Anonymous said...

sounds like a good meal.

Terry said...

What an amazing journey! Thank you for sharing! Congrats on completing everything and I wish all the families a safe trip back home! Your son is so handsome and the other babies are so cute too. This brings back such fond memories of our son's adoption-we have a passport like that too!
Enjoyed all of your story, adventures and pictures!