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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Sweet Babies at Go Vap Orphanage



















































































































































































































I would like to share some of the pictures of the sweet babies that were in Lucy's room. This was one very small room in a very large orphanage. I held or hugged every baby in this room and sobbed the entire time. I can't put into words the emotions that I felt, but I'm sure they will stay with me forever. All these babies were just so...alone. The nannies were very sweet and did the best job that they could, but it's just not a home - not a place that a baby should grow up.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

We're Home!!!







We made it home this morning. It was quite a miracle that we made the flight! Wanted to post a picture of the Greder family all together. Lucy loved meeting everyone.
It was so nice to see the boys again! Glad we're home. Thanks for all your prayers and encouragement.
In the next couple days I'll post some of my favorite picts of Vietnam. It was such an amazing experience and I'm so thankful I was able to go and be a part of Lucy's adoption.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Monday morning

Lisa has an interview today at 2 for Lucy's visa. If all goes well and we get her visa today, we will be flying out tonight at 7pm. (we're 12 hrs ahead). If we make that flight, we'll land in st. louis tuesday afternoon at 1:30. If we don't have Lucy's visa by the time we have to board we'll come back to the hotel and get the next flight out.

Lucy seems to be feeling a bit better today. I think her antibiotic is starting to help. Lisa and I are anxious to get home and see our families and I know there are lots of people waiting to meet Lucy!

Lucy's Dr. visit

We ended up taking Lucy to the dr today because she was really congested and was having a difficult time breathing off and on. The dr said she has bronchitis, a bacterial infection and an ear infection. The visa appt. is tomorrow afternoon and if we get the visa quickly, we'll be able to make our 7pm flight - otherwise we'll get the next available flight out. The monday night flight will make our arrival time in st louis tuesday afternoon. We're praying we make that one!

Friday, April 25, 2008

Lucy's photo shoot







Lisa and I took Lucy down to the courtyard this morning to snap a couple pictures. Just wanted to post a few. She couldn't be any sweeter!!!

Thursday, April 24, 2008

We're in Hanoi

We made it to Hanoi this afternoon...thank goodness. Lisa was a little nervous about flying on a smaller plane and wasn't happy about how old it was. It didn't help much when I pointed out that it still had ashtrays on the arms of the seats! We are praying that we get to come home a bit early, but still aren't sure. We'll keep you posted - there's one paper that we are hoping is ok so we can come home early next week.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Our Hotel












Here are some pictures of our hotel. The first two are of the breakfast buffet which is an amazing spread! I wish I could really try different food, but I'm sticking to bread and peanut butter for breakfast because I can't afford to get sick. We are on the go constantly and I would be miserable. The other pictures are of our room and the front of our hotel.