What we're calling tlc Tours here is not (just) places we go and things we see with adoptive families when they come here; it is an important part of what we do in adoptive services. When you adopt a child from a foreign country, the time you spend there is not vacation, but sacred time.

Barbara and Geoff are great friends of Paul and Tracey, who adopted from us at the end of last year. We had a really great time together when they were here, so when Geoff and Barbara started making plans to pick up Levi, Paul and Tracey told them to look us up--even though their little one isn't from the little children's home.

We took them for a walk down on the pier in Manila...

...caught a bit of local color...

...took in some of Philippine history...









This is Benigno Aquino, who instigated the revolution against Ferdinand Marcos in 1986. Any culture, any experience the family can gain during their time here will be an invaluable resource for answering questions as their child grows up.

We came away feeling like we'd not only made new friends, but participated in a miracle.