Amazing Day!

Yesterday we went to the special needs orphanage where the nuns speak Spanish. We had a great time loving on the kids. Seeing Jaycie, Macey and Kevin play and love on these kids melted my heart. I am so amazed by their compassion and love for others.
We finally made it to our orphanage around 4:00. When we got there, the kids put on a performance for us and as always they did a fabulous job. After the performance, we had dinner at the orphanage and we played with the kids for a short amount of time. Macey had really hard time when we had to leave because Tram seemed to be sad. This broke my heart! I hate seeing my girls upset.
We got up at 4:45 am this morning so we could be at the hospital by 6:00am. At the hospital, we gave the patients soup, sugar, condensed milk, and a small amount of money. We also passed out candy to the kids. After that, we had breakfast at the orphanage and played with the kids until about 10:30. At 10:30, we had the food distribution for the disabled and the poorest of the poor. We gave almost 200 people a 35lb bag of rice, a box of noodles, and money. This should last a family of 4 for 3-4 weeks. The joy and thankfulness that these people have is humbling! I can't imagine living in extreme poverty the way that these people do and having so much happiness. It just goes to show that stuff is not what gives you happiness. Only He can bring true joy to us.
This afternoon when we went back to the orphanage, Christine asked if someone would volunteer to teacher the kindergarteners and the older girls English. I volunteered and I had a blast!!! John would translate for me when needed. We worked on the numbers 11-15 and reviewed 0-10. We had so much fun. We worked hard for about an hour. The kids were so encouraging of each other and they weren't afraid to try. Teaching these sweet kids today reminded me how much I love my job. Maybe next year I can come teach English at the orphanage all summer!! I will be teaching again on Thursday and I can't wait!
After our English session, we played with bubbles and balls. I love hearing the giggles of these kids! I wish I could bring every one these sweet children home with me but I know that the kids are loved and taken care of at the orphanage. You can see it in their precious smiles.

We are having so much fun with Tram. It is so good for all of us to be together. I am so thankful that God has allowed our family to come back to Vietnam. I thank you for your prayers and support!
Tomorrow we will be doing another food distribution and we are taking the kids to the beach! It should be a fabulous day!
Love,
Cheyenne