7/9/11
4 more nights.. and then we fly out on Wednesday!
Here is our itinerary..
7/14 United Airlines #3740 Charlotte to Chicago
7/14 United Airlines #851 Chicago to Beijing
7/14 Land in Beijing 3:15pm China time (a little over 21 hrs after leaving Charlotte)
7/15 Sight-seeing in Beijing
7/16 Sight-seeing in Beijing
7/17 Fly to Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
7/18 Go to Civil Affairs office to receive Bellamei Ying & start adoption papework
7/19 Back to Civil Affairs office for more paperwork & to apply for Ying's passport
7/20 Sight-seeing in Hohhot
7/21 Hopefully taking a day trip to visit Ying's orphanage (several hours away)
7/22 Pick up Ying's passport and fly to Guangzhou
7/23 Go to Ying's medical exam, required by U.S. Embassy - lots of shots & TB test
7/24 Sight-seeing in Guangzhou
7/25 TB test follow-up and prepare documents with guide for our visa interview
7/26 Visa interview with the U.S. Consulate, followed by the oath taking ceremony
7/27 Go to U.S. Consulate to pick up Ying's visa in the afternoon
7/28 Fly from Guangzhou back to Beijing, Beijing to Chicago, & Chicago back home!!
(around 24-28 hours of travel to get back home) United flights #850 and #3733
Please pray for Ying's heart.. that she has been prepared by the orphanage for our arrival.. that she will accept our love for her.. that she feels safe & secure with us.. and that her heart be in God's hands.
Her town is several hours away from Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia. I will not know until I'm there if we will be permitted to travel to her hometown of Wuhai and visit her orphanage. I hope we will be granted permission for that!
I'm also praying for Briella. She is excited about Ying, but I think she is a little nervous about the trip and going to her homeland. She is worried because she has forgotten some mandarin and is worried about that. And she also said she doesn't want to "lose" me, like when we got separated for a few minutes at Disney World a year and a half ago. She remembers that being scary for her, with all the people around, and her trying to find mommy. China is Disney World times 10, regarding population and crowds. I told her not to worry - we will be very close to each other the whole time!
I am so grateful for my family, our children, our blessings & God's provision.
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2 comments:
So exciting! Can't wait to follow along and watch it unfold. Will be praying for South Carolina for safe travels and a smooth transition! Don't forget to download a VPN so you can blog. We used Go Trusted . com. Inexpensive and it worked more often than not!
Hi - I am new to your blog and wanted to tell you how excited I am for you as you get ready to bring your new daughter home!!! We are praying to bring our two children home before too long.
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