Ben Tre

Wow, what a morning. We went to the orphanage and met Trey for the first time.

Every one was a little nervous and chatty on the ride over. When we pulled into the orphanage the van quickly got quiet.

I wish I was eloquent so that I could convey to you what it was like to be in that room when these families met their children for the first time. Words fail me, and that doesn't happen often. Cindy's face was a mixture of wonder and awe. All of the families had kind of a stunned look, like they couldn't quite believe that they were holding the child that they have been waiting years for. There was tears, hellos, hugs and more tears.

As one of the dads put it. You don't get to be part of a morning like that every day.

If I haven't mentioned it we are traveling with two other families. For one of the families it's their first child, for the other it's their second, and they have their 4 year old little girl with them. We are so fortunate to be on this journey with some really wonderful people. These babies are all so lucky and so loved.

We will head back to the orphanage this afternoon, and the giving and receiving ceremony is tomorrow.

I woke up this morning with a song in my head, it was "This is the day, your life is going to change..."