Sunday, August 08, 2010

A long day today. We left around 11am to go to Guangzhou. We caught the train and made it here without any difficulty at all. We met a wonderful family on the train who are adopting a little boy tomorrow.
Once we got off the train, our day turned a bit negative and the stress and reality of it all weighed heavy on both of us. We called our guide to come pick us up and there apparently was a lack of communication and she had not planned on coming to get us. We started to take a cab but then were stopped by the police. It was a bit scary that we were so close to climbing into the back of an unmarked car. We went back and asked someone where to catch a taxi with a "good" driver, and from there we had no problem getting to our hotel - meaning that we made it here in one piece. China's driving style is unlike anything we have ever seen......
Once we arrived at the hotel, we had a note from our guide explaining tomorrow in detail. It was very exciting to see that we will be on our way at 2pm (2am your time). We ran into a seemingly small glitch with a detail for tomorrow and would ask that you pray over every area of our big day. Can't go into more detail, and we know it will resolve - it added a little more stress into an already stressful day.
Our specific prayer requests:
1 - That Norah will bond with us quickly
2 - That our love for her would be received and welcomed
3 - That all logistical details would go smooth
4 - That God would be glorified

Happy Sunday!!
New pictures: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=197643&id=605614827&l=9783857db9

posted by Joel and Lee-Anne at 6:52 AM

8 comment(s):

Praying for your day. You should have little Norah by now. I'm sorry you had such a stressful day. May it only go uphill from here. We love you all and miss you. Enjoy Guangzhou - although I don't think it is as nice as Hong Kong based on your pictures. :)

Hope to hear more from you soon.

By Blogger Eric and Kristi Peterson, at 7:52 AM  

Praying for your day. You should have little Norah by now. I'm sorry you had such a stressful day. May it only go uphill from here. We love you all and miss you. Enjoy Guangzhou - although I don't think it is as nice as Hong Kong based on your pictures. :)

Hope to hear more from you soon.

By Blogger Eric and Kristi Peterson, at 7:55 AM  

OK...so I'm off a day. You'll get to Norah tomorrow (or tonight while we are sleeping). Praying for it to go smooth.

By Blogger Eric and Kristi Peterson, at 7:56 AM  

we will be praying for you. we know how excited you must be for tomorrow. we cannot wait to see pics of your precious little norah!

By Anonymous Jason and Emmi, at 10:55 AM  

Can't wait to see Norah soon! Stay safe. Love the pics(you look like little love birds)

mimi

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:34 PM  

We'll be praying that all goes smoothly tomorrow morning. Can only imagine your anticipation...can't wait to see you with your sweet Norah!
Much Love!
Jen

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:43 PM  

Love you Mom and Dad and miss you so much. See you and Norah in the morning!!

Nate and Nay-Nay

(No, we're not actually up at this hour . . . Miss Becca just knows how we feel and what we're thinking :) !!)

By Anonymous yer kids, at 10:11 PM  

You all are in my prayers and I know that Little Norah Angel is resting safely in your arms right now!! I can't wait to see her!

God Bless all 5 of you and stay safe! We Love You!

Theresa

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:01 AM  

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