Today was another free day while we wait for our U.S. Consulate appointment. Our appointment is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 8:30am. As we write this blog, we are still missing one notarized form that is somewhere in the “express mail” world of China. We are praying that the forms get here before tomorrow morning…
We took a group this morning to Shamian Island in Guangzhou. The weather in Guangzhou is very much like Florida, and our skin is feeling much better from the humidity. Theo, not being used to the humidity, is sweating every time we go outside… poor guy.
At the island we had some time for shopping, negotiating with the store owners, we visited a bi-lingual church and heard a great message titled “Faith comes from Hearing” which was very biblical. Laura wanted to stand up and shout out “preach it!” but we thought this might be too odd for the locals and possibly draw more attention to our already head turning presence. We then had lunch at a restaurant called Lucy’s (still on Shamian Island) with our entire Bethany group before coming back to the hotel for a rest and Theo’s nap. Not much to say about today, only that we are resting up for our appointment and ready to get back home with our little man.
We will also get to finally meet Laura’s Etsy friend, Mallory, tomorrow and their daughter Norah. She is the woman who Laura contacted for a print about orphan care, the woman who designed the logos for our fundraiser shirts, and is also adopting a special needs child from China. It is sure to be a neat reunion for the two, who have never actually met in person, but share an amazing adoption story.
Here are some picture updates from today:
Walking over the moat to Shamian Island
Store owner who Laura successfully negotiated with
Theo and Daddy in front of some statues
Outside the Church – Message was being broadcasted throughout the streets in both Chinese and English
Ready for lunch at Lucy’s
Along the riverfront
Theo with the fish tank at dinner
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