Well, we are two days into our trip and the Lord never ceases to amaze.  I often have this feeling, when being involved in His work, that I have to "perform".  But He keeps reminding me these days that I actually don't have anything to contribute and that it is He that will be the one to orchestrate it all.  I feel Him telling me to give all control to Him and He will use me as an instrument to carry out His work.  It does seem that the more I move over and let Him take the reigns, He moves in ways where only He can be given the glory.  His story...not mine!
     On Sunday we started off our day by visiting a government ran orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City which is home to over 580 disabled children.  While there, we were able to feed and play with many of the children.  I was blown away when a little boy named Nam totally remembered us and was full of laughter and smiles just like before.  Immediately he started singing a song that we had made up last time we were there.  Then we joined in nearly an hours worth of "Jingle Bells" together.  I don't think I have ever enjoyed singing that song so much before in my life.  It further emphasizes the fact that there is no language barrier when love is involved.
     Later, we were able to meet an elderly America man and his wife on the elevator at the hotel, only later to find out that he was born a missionary kid in Vietnam, is very fluent in Vietnamese, and at the age of 80, still travels around speaking at churches and leading pastor conferences in Vietnam.   This morning, I had the privilege to pray with him and his family.  I left very inspired by his commitment to spreading the Gospel, especially at an age when, by worldly standards, he has the "right" to be sitting in a retirement community playing scrabble.  Simply amazing to see how the Lord is working all over this world!
     Then we headed over to the market, where the little girls, Nha and Hang work.  These girls have a special place in our heart and are in our prayers regularly.  They are at the market basically ALL DAY LONG, seven days a week, from what we can tell.  They walk around and sell fans to the tourists.  They know English probably better than anyone else we have met in Vietnam.  We bring them Barbie dolls and clothing for their dolls each time we come.  It was so cool to see Nha spot Cheyenne from across the street and come running with open arms.  We would swoop them up as ours too if we had the chance!!!
     That evening, we decided, at the last minute, to head to the night market instead of going up to bed.  On the walk over there, you pass through a large concreted area where people hang out playing with their kids and sitting around talking.  As we were passing through, a group of college aged kids spotted our daughters and commented "what beautiful girls" (in a very nice way).  Instead of walking by and not really saying anything, which I was at first inclined to do, something told me to walk over and introduce myself.  When I did, they seemed very "taken aback" at first.  But then the conversations started and they opened up almost immediately.  Next thing we knew, we were each surrounded by four or five people just wanting to stay and talk with us.  They were amazed that we Americans would stop and talk them instead of just passing by.   When we told them what we were doing here in their country, they were so appreciative of our love for their country and their people.  They just want to sit and talk so they can practice their English and learn more about our country.  When I told them that we were Christians and that we want to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ, they looked at me in bewilderment, not out of ridicule, but purely because they didn't know what a Christian was or who Jesus Christ is.  We traded email addresses and will hopefully be getting back together with all of them later this week over coffee in HCMC.  I know it was the Lord telling me "I will open doors for you to spread My Good News while you are here".  There is no doubt in my mind that it was no chance meeting between our little family from Rockwall, Texas and these young adults who are so willing and eager just to talk with us.
     There is so much more I want to write, but it will have to wait til tomorrow, as my eyes are literally crossing.  All I know is that I am so excited to be a part of His story, which is undoubtedly the greatest love story of all time.  I cannot wait to see what He has for us in the future.  There is no doubt in my mind that he will completely blow my mind and do things that ONLY He could orchestrate.  So thankful to be on His team!!!
All for Him,
Kevin