We've just spent the most lovely four days with the Gall family from Colorado. They adopted Mira and Sam from the little children's home eight and twelve years ago respectively. We visited them in their home last year, and this year they brought them back to the Philippines for their first visit to their home country since they left here as babies.

One of the special things they did was to arrange a meal at one of our workers' homes to experience something of the way Filipinos live. Helen and Belen put on an outstanding meal for us. It happened to be Helen's birthday, so we were able to celebrate it with her.

Both Sam and Mira have very soft hearts toward the children in the baby home. It was a little like the meeting of long-lost siblings. They both (as well as their parents) wanted to spend a lot of time at the home, just enjoying the children. Walking away for the last time yesterday Sam said, "Mom, Nika needs a family." They know the importance of that very well as the recipients of a great Christian home.