Not much to write about again today. Soon, it will pick up as we begin our
touring.
We didn’t have anything scheduled until this afternoon at
3. So, we hung out at the apartment and
relaxed today. I did a little searching
and found some updates on the Sunshine Academy that Kristyn attended while at
her orphanage. They are an amazing
organization and the reason she understands some English already! She is so smart and we are very blessed that
she had this opportunity, since her orphanage was added in November 2011. This is one of their biggest centers. If you would like to read an article about it,
including some information on her orphanage (Dongguan), click HERE.
I was thankful that we had bought groceries yesterday,
allowing me to fix lunch here. It has
been pouring all day. We had noodles,
peanut butter sandwiches, and potato chips.
At 3pm, we set out for the police station. As soon as we arrived, Mark and I recognized
this familiar place (where we had waited twice before). It was so quick compared to Greyson’s experience! We were back at the hotel within an
hour!! We now have both official
adoption certificates. :) The Chinese portion of paperwork is complete, on to the US portion in order to get these two home!! I also saw one of the little girls that I
advocated for with her family! Sweet
Mariella, or Zinnia, who so desperately needed someone to love her and get her
some medical attention. It brought tears
to my eyes to see her happily with a loving family!! God’s timing is sooooo good, who could have
orchestrated meeting them in China!!
After returning, our guide translated some informational
papers from Kristyn’s orphanage for me.
I needed to get some copies of Greyson’s passport (which finally came
from Beijing, a huge relief) and I needed to exchange some money. We decided to head out to Pizza Hut in the
torrential downpour. So, with umbrellas
galore, we set out. Most of us ended up
getting pretty wet and a few were upset about that. But then I looked over at my beautiful newest
daughter… Here she is laughing and giggling and dancing in the rain. I learn so much from my children. So, on the way back, we all decided to just
enjoy the moment. :)
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| SISTERS!!!! |
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| Always an entertainer! |
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| "Trailah" (Eggplant) - Cheese in Chinese, now we say "Eggplant" :) |
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| Always posing |
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| Never slows down, unless it's close to bed |
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| More poses |
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| Love this sweet girl! |
Tomorrow, we get to visit Kristyn’s orphanage! We are so excited!!! We will leave very early in the morning. I am sure that I will have lots to post about
tomorrow night! Then, the kiddos have
their medicals on Friday. Please pray
that we don’t have any problems with the TB tests! There are a few cases where there is a false
positive. Just last week, we met a mom
and daughter that had a false positive test.
The dad had to get back to the states for their other daughters and mom
and newly adopted 10 year old girl were stuck here for up to 6 weeks!! We were praying for them to get good news on
Monday and we haven’t seen them since PTL!!
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