Sunday, May 25, 2008

We got Him!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Everyone,

After a total of 35 hours of traveling to be here in Vietnam we got HIM!!! Henry met us at the airport at 9:50 this morning and asked if we would like to travel out to Can Tho today! We of course said YES!! So Henry and the other two FAITH Staff traveled with us an additional 4 hours to Caleb's orphanage. Caleb is HANDSOME and smiley. We spent about 30 minutes at the orphanage and we took pictures of some of the beautiful children whose families are waiting for them. The bummer thing is that our lap top is not working properly and so we are having to use the hotel computer. We will try to get our computer figured out tonight and see if we can't then upload the pictures.

Hi Cambria and Carisa. Mommy and Daddy miss you and we cannot wait for you to meet your new little brother! He already loves to push buttons and throw things!! He kept pointing at your pictures. I think he is going to really love you!!

Mandy, Noah's friend is no longer at the orphanage. But we passed on that your family is doing well. They were all glad to hear it!

Marcia, your daughter is beautiful!!! What a sweet spirit and lots of spunk. She was so cute and shy in front of the camera. She has a contagious smile. Henry is hard at work for you right now!

Angela, We got several photos of your baby and I got to hold him. He is really solid and strong. He was being fed a bottle and he turned his head and grinned for me when I first snapped his picture. He has a very good disposition and he has the absolute cutest cheeks!!

The babies rooms are a lot brighter and cheerier than I pictured. Henry said that they want to eventually replace all of the painted cribs with stainless ones. Then the rooms will look really new. They are very clean and the nannies that we met had a very pleasant disposition and manner with the children.

8 comments:

Jan and Paul said...

I can't tell you how happy I was to read your news this morning...what a wonderful surprise!! Your long wait is finally over...

Love, Jan

Tiffany said...

Yeah!!!!! The long wait is over !!!! It was wonderful to hear that you guys got there safely. That is so awesome that you got to hold him. I bet that was such a great feeling. We can't wait to see pictures. Enjoy your time.
Love,
Tiffany

Mike and Cindy Mahon said...

Praise the Lord! You got him! That is so wonderful! We will keep praying that everything goes smooth and that the three of you enjoy this special time together!

R.Lindgren said...

What exciting news! We will continue to pray for the rest of the details.
Love
Becky

Andy Bonner said...

Yippee!!! We're so thrilled that you got him a day early! We can't wait to meet little Caleb! We hope you enjoy the next few days getting to know him and enjoying Vietnam. Love, Julie & Andy (and Jack)

Kendra said...

Oh Mark & Brenda,
We are so happy to here that the "winter" is over as they say in Narnia. Praise God you have gotten him and your family will soon be together and complete.
Love, John, Kendra, Ryan, Reagan, & Jack

Paul and Angela said...

OH MY GOSH!!! I am so happy for you and so excited that you got to hold my precious baby boy. I am sitting here in tears at the thought that someone was able to give him an extension of our love. I can't wait to see the pictures! Did the give you any info about him? I will continue to pray for your safety. Congratulations!! --Angela

Marcia said...

Congratulations! It sounds like everything has gone smoothly. Your son sounds like a real charmer. Looking forward to photos. Thank you so much for remembering to check in on my soon-to-be daughter. Our G&R is June 9!!!