Two weeks of camp are over

... and the next leg of our adventure begins. On Monday, we will fly to Manila in The Philippines to spend a week with our dear friends, Justin and Erin McDonald. They're in Manila learning Tagalog while they prepare for the mission field, which happens to be a tropical island in the southern part of the country. We will also be visiting that island with them for a few days, so I should be able to post some great photos from the Philippines.

After that, we'll be flying back to Beijing and hooking up with the other Bring Me Hope group, including David and the Bolt sisters, who are located about six hours from Beijing by train. There, I'll be working on the book for three weeks. Dori will be coming home on Aug. 10.

These two weeks have been eye-opening and heart-breaking. There have been some amazing stories happening right before our eyes, and I look forward to relating those to you when we get home. For now, though, I'll leave you with some photos of our time, including two that were taken inside a Chinese orphanage.

This is Jonny doing what he did best: Coloring.

This was taken inside the orphanage in Nanchang.

Two of "our" boys walking to their home inside the orphanage complex.

And every Thursday night, there are fireworks that the staff set off in the hotel parking lot.

Please keep Thinking of us as we travel around Asia and love our Brothers, Sisters and orphans, and anyone else Dad puts in our path to love. We are so blessed to be here, and blessed to have such wonderful families and friends back home. We love you all.