This morning started out with a Skype with Belle,
and it was pitiful. She is really
missing mommy and daddy. She told us
that she packed her clothes and she is going to get on an airplane and fly to
China all by herself. We cannot wait
until we get back Saturday so that we can love on that girl. She has been such a big girl this past week
and hopefully she can continue that way this week. Pray for her.
She was heartbroken when we told her we wouldn’t be home until Saturday,
she thought we were coming home Wednesday.
Apparently she got real upset when we hung up.
After that sad episode, we decided to take a cab to
Shamian Island to attend the bilingual church service at Shamian Christian
Church. It was really neat and the members
were very inviting and cordial to us.
The worship music was really good and it was very inspiring to be in a
room full of Chinese people and singing How
Great is Our God with them. There were
also some songs in Mandarin and they were upbeat and celebratory. The people of this church really got into it
and were very open about their worship.
Needless to say we really enjoyed it, well at least what we got to
experience. Primrose got restless really
quick and we made an early departure.
Did I mention that there was standing room only in the church? It was amazing and inspiring as to how many people
were in there, or standing outside listening and trying to get in to find a
seat.
After the church service we visited a few shops
again to get a few more items. April is
becoming a pro at price negotiation. It
was funny to watch how much she has grown as far as that is concerned.
The rest of the day was uneventful. We are resting up for our big day tomorrow as
we are going to the Safari tour. It
promises to be an incredible experience.
They have 10 pandas at the safari and many other animals in a simulated
wild environment. It should be a lot of
fun.
April and Primrose continue to make great
progress. Today I only changed one
diaper because Prim let mommy do it. She
played with mommy a lot today. She still
is not quite ready for mommy to hold her, but we are super close to that
moment. Tonight after supper was really
funny, Prim was more wound-up than she has ever been. She was running around in the living area of
our room just a babbling about something.
She would run to April talking to her, and then come running to me at
the desk telling me the same thing. It
was too cute.
Your continued prayers for my family are much appreciated. We are getting excited that we are near our journey’s end. Just a visa ceremony left for us and then we are heading home. Sweet Tea and BBQ Nachos are calling my name.
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