We are posting our adoption itinerary so that you can pray for us each day we are out of the country. We know that prayer will make a big difference in this ministry. We thank you in advance!
Thursday, December 18 - Deaparting for Beijing from Philadelphia (23 hours!)
Friday, December 19 - Arriving in Beijing late at night - exhausted!
Saturday, December 20 - Beijing Sight-seeing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City,
Summer Palace, perhaps the olympic stadium. Sampling delicious Chinese cuisine
Sunday, December 21 - Church service (last time we saw Max Lucado). Great Wall. In the
evening we fly to Zhejiang Province.
Monday, December 22 - Hangzhou - GOTCHA DAY! We meet Steven Yufei for the first
time. We also speak with the nannies and orphanage director, begin the paperwork
process
Wednesday and Tursday, December 23-24 More adoption paperwork in Wenzhou.
Thursday, December 25 - Merry Christmas! (a quiet day? Not in our home)
Friday, December 26 - With Steven's passport in hand, we travel to Guangzhou
Saturday, December 27 - Sightseeing and shopping on Shamian Island
Sunday, December 28 - Yu Fei's medical eam and Consulate paperwork
Monday, December 29 - Official U.S. Consulate Appointment
Tuesday, December 30 - Pick up Steven's Visa
Wednesday, December 31- Leave for home from Guangzhou (only 22 hours)
As you can see we will be quite busy. Pray for our health, that we'll make all of our connections and that Yu Fei will be receptive to his new family. Pray for others who are adopting their children. God bless you!
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