I think some of you have gotten worried about us since I haven't posted in a few days. The days have been kind of exhausting, and Internet has been splotchy.
Things are good. Luke is happy with us and laughs a lot. He also cries a lot... It seems he is used to getting his way.
We got to visit his orphanage and Maria's Big House of Hope. Maria's is the orphan care center that was founded by Steven and Mary Beth Chapman. It is a fabulous place for the kids, and Luke spent the first year of his life there. The nanny that had him was so excited to see him! She carried him all over the building reminding everyone who he was. She showed us the room he was in and where he slept. It was really touching to see how much he was loved there. That is her holding him in the bottom pic on the last post. The guy who gave us the tour was a college student from Nashville. Nice to see Americans again...
The orphanage was much different than Maria's, and I am so thankful to God that he was able to spend the time at Maria's that he did. It was nap time at the orphanage, so we didn't get to see may kids. All together there are 600 kids there, but we were only shown his room. There were about 40-50 cribs in the room, and most of the kids share a crib. If you have ever considered adoption, pray hard for guidance. These kids really need us.
I've mentioned the 5 other families in our group. Here is a little about them:
Sherri and Craig live in north GA and have 2 sons at home, ages 6 and 4. They adopted a little girl who is 17 mo.
Kelly and Andy live outside of Denver. They have a 4-yr-old boy at home and adopted a 2 1/2 yr old boy.
Tasha has traveled alone to adopt a 3 1/2 yr old boy. Her husband is home with their 5 other kids.
Becka and Jason are here with their sons ages 6 and 3, 15 mo old daughter, and have adopted a boy who is 2. They are from TX.
Kitty and Keith are from SD, and are traveling with their 2 girls who are both from China. They are 8 and 3, and they have adopted a 20 mo old girl.
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