Hard to Believe

This summer my girls and I went to Vietnam Camp sponsored by my Adoption Agency.  I heard again that this best time to take your adoptive child on a birth land tour was between the ages of 8 and 10.  Hannah is now 11 and as I continue to pay off my debt, I knew there was no way we could afford to head off to Vietnam.  We had been praying about it as a family and now in less than 12 hours, Hannah and I will step on a plane to begin an amazing journey together...one that only God could have designed.  We're first heading on a mission trip together...to Myanmar to look over an orphanage that our church hoping to partner with as we begin an Orphan Ministry at our church.  As I looked at the map, I realized how close to Vietnam we would be...too close not to go on to Vietnam and take Hannah with me.  Friends and family gave so generously to pay for Hannah's ticket.  I must say, she is just as excited about going on a mission trip with Mom as she is to visit her birth country.

We covet your prayers.  I know that the trip will be life changing for Hannah as she shares her faith in Jesus Christ with the orphans in Myanmar and then as we explore together her country of birth.  We plan to return to Vinh Long and see the area where she was born and return to her orphanage.  She can hardly wait to eat the food.  I'm a little nervous about traveling with my child, but I know God has ordained this trip and we are trusting in Him to take care of us and bring us back to Ella who has been so understanding of Hannah and I going on this trip.  She even wrote a note to Hannah telling her how much she loved her and would pray for her safety.  We so pray that Ella and I will get to take this trip when she is 11.

So journey with us as we see what God has in store for us! Susie