Soon There Very Soon

In less than 24 hours we will get to meet L! There are three groups being matched with their children tomorrow (Monday). The first six children will meet their families at 9:00 a.m., the next four children will meet their families at 10:00 a.m. We are the last family to be united with our child and we are the only one in our group. L will come the furthest and will be the only child from her orphanage. She has to take a five hour express train to meet us and thus our meeting is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. The eleven children range in age from 14 months to 6 1/2 years of age, all of which have special needs. The families are just as diverse as well; two single moms, a few first time parents, one who has adopted from China before, some older, some younger, etc.

Today we flew into the capitol city; Zhengzhou of the Henan province, the most densely populated province in China with nearly 100 million people. Henan is 62,000 square miles just smaller than the state of Kansas. We will be here at the Crown Plaza Hotel for six days waiting on our child's passport before moving onto our last city.

Next time we blog we should have L!

Dear Lord, we ask for guidance as we prepare to meet L. We ask you to give her an overwhelming sense of peace as she begins a long journey towards a new life tomorrow. May her heart be receptive to you, may she see your love through us. May you grant us health, strength, peace and patience. May your love abound!