Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
First Full Day in Hanoi
Hello everyone!
Greetings from the heart of Hanoi near Hoan Kiem lake. The team is doing very well. This morning we headed out to the orphanage to meet the kids for the first time. We did some icebreaker stuff with them. They wanted to play with everyone's cameras. The local media was there doing a story on us being there so Sherman from GVI and I both got interviewed for the news. Ill try to get a copy of it. I tried to explain what Love Beyond Reason was and why we came to Vietnam to work with the kids. The translation of it is Love without limits. I like that too. We might get tee shirts made up that say that.
Please be thinking of Emily today. She is not feeling well. It doesn't seem to be a stomach bug. More of an sinus infection type thing. A few people went out and got her some medicine.
Tomorrow we head out to the beach. Everyone is pumped for that. The kids are adorable. It's going to be a great experience. I've been practicing my Vietnamese songs! We are headed out for dinner tonight at Highway 4 restaurant in Hoan Kiem district. *google it) The owner is a great lady we met here last year.
The team is doing well and is enjoying learning a new culture and language. We miss you all. Hopefully we'll be able to report to you tomorrow night from Do Sun beach.
LBR,
Chris Barras
Greetings from the heart of Hanoi near Hoan Kiem lake. The team is doing very well. This morning we headed out to the orphanage to meet the kids for the first time. We did some icebreaker stuff with them. They wanted to play with everyone's cameras. The local media was there doing a story on us being there so Sherman from GVI and I both got interviewed for the news. Ill try to get a copy of it. I tried to explain what Love Beyond Reason was and why we came to Vietnam to work with the kids. The translation of it is Love without limits. I like that too. We might get tee shirts made up that say that.
Please be thinking of Emily today. She is not feeling well. It doesn't seem to be a stomach bug. More of an sinus infection type thing. A few people went out and got her some medicine.
Tomorrow we head out to the beach. Everyone is pumped for that. The kids are adorable. It's going to be a great experience. I've been practicing my Vietnamese songs! We are headed out for dinner tonight at Highway 4 restaurant in Hoan Kiem district. *google it) The owner is a great lady we met here last year.
The team is doing well and is enjoying learning a new culture and language. We miss you all. Hopefully we'll be able to report to you tomorrow night from Do Sun beach.
LBR,
Chris Barras
Monday, July 25, 2011
Vietnam-bound!
Dear Family and Friends,
The final pre-trip team meeting has taken place. Our first group dinner, Vietnamese (albeit made in the States) food included, was a great bonding success! We are running our last few errands and making our final packing preparations today. Tomorrow morning we will meet at a neighbor church at 7 am to bus up to Dulles Airport. We fly out at 1:25 pm for Seoul, South Korea! We arrive in Seoul at 4:35 pm their time.
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
We'll spend a few hours in the Seoul airport, which is apparently similar in size and quality to Tysons II in Washington, D.C.. We'll report back on that of course. We are scheduled to fly out of Seoul at 7:30 pm their time. All systems go, we will land in Hanoi, Vietnam at 10:05 pm, Hanoi time. Contact your traveler for a full itinerary.
We appreciate your prayers and financial support leading up to this trip. We are departing the U.S. with open ears and willing hearts. We are ready and excited to do God's work and love on some children!
We will check in again soon. Keep praying and following our blog! Thank YOU for loving us through this adventure!
Yours,
Vietnam Orphanage Team 2011
The final pre-trip team meeting has taken place. Our first group dinner, Vietnamese (albeit made in the States) food included, was a great bonding success! We are running our last few errands and making our final packing preparations today. Tomorrow morning we will meet at a neighbor church at 7 am to bus up to Dulles Airport. We fly out at 1:25 pm for Seoul, South Korea! We arrive in Seoul at 4:35 pm their time.
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
We'll spend a few hours in the Seoul airport, which is apparently similar in size and quality to Tysons II in Washington, D.C.. We'll report back on that of course. We are scheduled to fly out of Seoul at 7:30 pm their time. All systems go, we will land in Hanoi, Vietnam at 10:05 pm, Hanoi time. Contact your traveler for a full itinerary.
We appreciate your prayers and financial support leading up to this trip. We are departing the U.S. with open ears and willing hearts. We are ready and excited to do God's work and love on some children!
We will check in again soon. Keep praying and following our blog! Thank YOU for loving us through this adventure!
Yours,
Vietnam Orphanage Team 2011
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