Friday, November 07, 2008

Siberia



We Made it!!

After a LOOOONG flight and journey to our hotel (Friday night rush hour in Beijing), we made it!!!!!!We felt the prayers all the way here. Some of you must have been burning the midnight oil on our behalf. We all did GREAT in the flight. Literally, our ONLY panic moment was when we boarded the plane and could not find the TV's....we really thought we were in for a LONG ride without the TV's.....we had promised Nate he would be able to watch movies and he was so looking forward to that!!! Needless to say, we found them underneath our seats! WHEW!!!!Nate ate well, slept some and was very content to play, watch movies and hang with the crew......Joel and I did great as well. The food was very yummy and we had LOTS of leg room due to the fact that our seats were the front row of that section. The lady to my left in the photo was funny...she spoke not a word of english and did not understand the meaning of personal space.....so I had HER and NATE all up in my seat.....:)Our guide, Scott, met us outside of customs and took us to our hotel for the evening. We are all pretty tired and have an early day tomorrow as we will be driving 1 1/2 hours to see the Great Wall and a few other AWESOME sites close by!! We are excited.
We'll post more tomorrow.
Much love from Beijing!!

posted by Joel and Lee-Anne at 6:16 AM

12 comment(s):

Hey! I just missed you guys....glad to hear all is well in China! Sounds like the flight went well & the pictures are great! Nate looks to be right at home in the bed. :) We've been praying..will continue to pray & are sooo excited to see the pictures of Naomi! Just doesn't seem possible that your that close to getting her now! WOW! Have a wonderful time at The Great Wall & exploring...get some rest! Much love, The Henages

By Blogger jasonandkaren, at 7:02 AM  

Welcome to Beijing. Glad to hear the flight was going well. We were thinking of you often. At one point we were thinking that you were pretty close to the north pole and wondered what the view looks like in the fall...now I know. The same as spring - white! Hope your first night's sleep in China was restful and that you get a great view of the Great Wall. Nate, don't wear out your dad climbing all those stairs! Love you guys and am more emotional than I ever imagined about watching your journey from this side of the world. You are in our hearts and prayers. Many blessings in the days ahead!

By Blogger Eric and Kristi Peterson, at 7:09 AM  

I am so glad you arrived safely. I hope you get a good night's rest. Wow! What sights you get to see, I hope you have a great day touring. I am so glad you are able to post of your journey so we can follow along. We are praying for each of you.

By Blogger Kim, at 7:10 AM  

That last post was from me...Eric is not sitting at the computer at 7 am crying. :)

Kristi

By Blogger Eric and Kristi Peterson, at 7:11 AM  

Yay! Praise the Lord, can't wait to hear more!!!

By Blogger Darby, at 7:28 AM  

So excited to wake up to updates from China, it has been way too long! Love seeing the pics, glad Lee-Anne got to make a new friend. Give Nate a big hug from us. We are praying that the Lord continues to bless every moment of this journey! Love, Brian and Heather

By Blogger Daniel Family, at 7:51 AM  

Hey, I am at the computer at 9am though! Have fun climbing steps built long ago!

By Blogger Eric and Kristi Peterson, at 8:54 AM  

I am so glad the flight went well, praying the same on the way home. I am ridiculously excited to see pictures. Oh I wish I was with you. Have fun climbing.Love you. Julie

By Blogger Heather, at 8:59 AM  

We love following the Fenwicks travels. I can't believe that coke stayed on that Ladies tray next to you guys on the plane.

The Colwicks

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:47 AM  

I am so happy you guys made it there safe. Hope you are having a wonderful time. Just can't wait to see you guys and of course naomi. Tell nate I said hi and that I'm thinking about him.

Love Always,
Mrs. Aleah

By Blogger aleah, at 4:45 PM  

Hellllooooo from around the world! Inspite of the fact I am just now sending a "formal" word your way, we Robsons have been mentally/prayerfully with you ALL THE WAY (okay, okay . . . maybe not LITERALLY the duration of the 20 hour flight, but ALOT). Praise the Lord for your safety thus far and for what looks to be EXCEPTIONALLY comfortable accommodations. By the time you read this, you will have done the GREAT WALL, which leads to my next extremely important question: how are your calves ? . . . and thighs . . . ? and . . .
Gonna sign off for now . . . May God's protection and peace surround you as He prepares to place precious Naomi in your arms. ONLY 2 1/2 DAYS TO GO!!

In His Love -- the Robsons

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:23 PM  

Hey y'all!! I am so excited for you. So glad to hear the flight was good. Love to see all of the pictures. It is almost like we are there with you. Almost! Keep the pictures comin. Praying for you and thinking of you.

In Jesus Rejoicing,
mimi

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:45 PM  

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