Back in the USA

Just landed in SF and cleared customs without any stress.  Going through SF when you fly international is always the way to go.  Entering through LA is terrible!

Casey didn’t sleep on the flight at all and his eyes are totally glazy….good luck looking at your computer screen tomorrow Casey.

We are ready for home:

Casey: vanilla latte, juicy hamburger, beer and ice cream!

Robert: my bed, my wife and my kids…can’t wait to wrestle with the fantastic four.

Thank you to those who helped support my wife Stephanie by watching the kids and giving her some support – she has been doing really well and I am so grateful to all of you guys.

When we get the additional photos uploaded we will send them out – probably later in the week.  We will also have an open invitation to view a slide show and video at our upcoming board meeting (FYI – our board meetings are always open).  We will announce this upcoming date too.

We ask that you consider how much you can give financially to help provide special needs teachers and specialists for the Kaifeng Orphanage.  The salary for a certified teacher for one month is $150.  With four teachers we can assist these kids at this orphanage.  Their pay equals $5 a day or  62.5 cents an hour!  (And we all know that teachers work beyond their 8 hours a day People from our board will be contacting you in the next couple of weeks to see if you are able to partner with us.  Thank you for considering this.

Thank you too for your prayers and support – it was an incredible journey.  This trip was the first domino to begin tipping over pain and poverty for the poor and we pray that it will pull these forgotten kids into a perfect place of peace.