We completed our consulate appointment this morning around 9:30am. They consulate told us that the visas should be ready tomorrow morning around 10:30am. We are currently scheduled on the 4:56pm train out of Guangzhou to Hong Kong, but our guide is currently trying to get it changed to an earlier departure so we won’t get… Read More
Woo hoo — both TB tests were negative so no chest x-rays required! We have a meeting with our guide tonight to get all of the paperwork ready for tomorrow morning’s Consulate Appointment. Ben
Praise the Lord! I don’t like that we had to give even 4 shots, but Praise the Lord only 4 were required for Sara so it wasn’t nearly as bad as it could have been. They excluded a series of shots because her blood-work showed that she had the antibodies which indicated that she had had the… Read More
We had a wonderful day today sightseeing, but we got back later than normal and are trying to get packed up so we will try to blog about it tomorrow after we get to Guangzhou and get settled. Ben
We just got word from our guide that Sara’s paperwork has been corrected and she has it. We are still waiting on the passport, but we didn’t expect to get it until tomorrow anyway so we are back on track. Thank you for your prayers. Ben
We have arrived safely in Beijing ready for a short night’s sleep and then touring all day tomorrow. Hopefully we can post some pictures tomorrow night. Ben
Remember this verse that I posted on 8/22/2011? “Do not shout; do not even talk,” Joshua commanded. “Not a single word from any of you until I tell you to shout (emphasis mine). Then shout!” (Jos 6:10 NLT) It is time to SHOUT!!!!!!! God is so faithful! When this all began in 2010 we didn’t have… Read More
Okay, I think we (mostly Julie) have teased you long enough about the extra special announcement…… Our agency requested the Consulate Appointment confirmation yesterday afternoon for 11/1 or 11/2 and said it normally took 2 to 5 business days to get a confirmation, so we were resisting the urge to hope for it on Monday… Read More
God may have started moving our biggest mountain yesterday morning. A dear friend of mine, Dan Dubell, President of International Care, Inc. (I CARE) called me yesterday morning and offered to set up an adoption fund at I CARE where people can make tax-deductable donations to assist with Hannah and Sara’s adoptions. Dan specifically asked… Read More
Here is the song that was playing as I was on the way to work this morning… Ben
