Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Day 3: Trip to Orphanage
Our trip to Joshua's orphanage went really well. It looks to be a nice place for an orphanage. Our guide, Summer, has seen many, and she seemed quite impressed. She told them that they set the standard. Of course we got the "visitors tour," but it has a lot of pretty things to look at. Joshua did wonderfully! He didn't seem scared in his old room... just jumped down and started running around in his squeaky shoes like he owned the place. The rest of the kids were snarfing the snacks we brought. Joshua's tummy has not emptied since we got him. He's been making up for lost calories!!!
The baby room was a heart breaker. There was only one nannie for about 8 tiny babies. The postpartum nurse in me came out. But even more so, the mom in me could hardly hold those treasures without tears. It was gut wrenching for Rusty too.
We're really grateful for the privilege of seeing where Joshua has lived. Not every family has been able to visit their child's orphanage. It was good to walk away and help Joshua wave goodbye!!!
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I am so glad to finally see Joshua! I was unable to access the blog address for a few days, but am so glad I finally did... he is just precious, and I am so glad you are doing well. Can't wait to meet him Friday!
Also, am thankful you were able to visit the orphanage and that it didn't seem to traumatize him.
Enjoy getting to know him!
I love it! He is "so over being an orphan" an ready to be a cowboy!! I bet he will be a great cowboy! Were all the kids wearing those squeaky shoes? What a sound!
Well I was doing pretty o.k (well not really) seeing all those "not so smiley toddler faces" and then you got to the babies.....not being held while being fed, laying on the FLOOR!!!!! with an i.v. and then, and then, and then, the last four slides of you walking away and the floodgates opened and are still gushing down my cheeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your last slide commentary about the cowboy riding away just did me in!!!!!!
Joshua looked sooooo happy and sooo confident he had the world by the tail. The difference in his countenance and the rest of the kids was heartbreaking for them.
We have been downloading the slides to a Picasa file so we can see them full screen which really helps.
Enjoying the updates! Keep them coming.
Can I say "Wow" enough?! I'm so thankful that every experience has been so smooth. What a blessing. We love that we can follow along with your journey there. Thank you for taking the time to not just document, but share!
LOVE the pics at the end. It truly is a blessing you were able to visit, and have such neat pictures at the end of the visit. THAT picture is worth way more than 1,000 words.
*tears tears tears* ...those babies, those children... A child could be in the best orphanage ever, and it'd still be so heartbreaking.
Gut-wrenching and awesome. You'd think I'd have learned by know to have tissue nearby when i read you blog. Those babies... Thanks for sharing it. Yee-haw, Joshua! We can't wait for the cowboy to come home!
I posted the other night, but I don't see it listed so something (on my end probably!) botched up. But I wanted y'all to know that I've been reading and watching your posts every day and LOVE THEM! Thanks for answering all those questions, Rusty. Very helpful for us detail-people get a better feel for what it's like over there for you. And the pictures - well, what can any of us say that can express the outright joy and pleasure of seeing you all together?! God's presence is so obviously with you as we watch Joshua bond to both of you and the relative ease of this part of the transition - how exciting! Not that you are sitting around looking for things to do, but just wondering how his language skills are...
Love and prayers from Colorado!
Laura
Thanks for sharing those pictures! It reminds me of my days volunteering in an orphanage when we lived in China. What a blessing your sweet touch was to those sweet children--even if only for a few minutes!! There are some teachers with our company who live in Shenyang and volunteer at an orphanage there. I wonder if its the same one! I'll have to ask. It really IS a small world you know! Love to all three of you!
OMG thank you for the pics we were matched with "dong" the little girl in the pink thank you for being with her for the time you were there
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