Good Morning! (or night?) We are totally off our schedule so we're not sure what it is!! Actually here it's 5am, and we're all awake. A little more detail about the way we got here...
We started in ATL early Thursday morning. Made it to Chicago and met up with about 6 other families from our group. We had a short layover and boarded the plane bound for China. God decided to surprise us right off the bat, as the airline has bumped us up to "Economy Premium" seating! yeah! 5 more inches of room is all that amounts to, but 5 inches is a LOT when you're 5'10 and 6'3! Avery and I were in a 2 seat row and Jay was behind us with "Jing" (see pics). This sweet woman is from Tulsa, OK and travels home to China very often. She taught us so much!
Other highlights:
*Watching the sun come up at 9pm our time, over Siberia...beautiful.
*Avery saw her first snow (couldn't touch it though!) out the windows at Chicago, O'Hare.
*Most of the time the air temp outside the plane was -80 degrees
*Airplane food lived up to it's reputation...yuck. We had two "meals" and a snack. The Chinese noodles were the best thing...Jung taught Avery how to eat them with chopsticks!
*Total Sleeping on the plane:
Avery-4 hours
Mama-3 hours
Daddy-0 hours
Daddy-0 hours
*The terminal we flew into was built for the Olympics. It cost 4 Billion dollars and was built in 4 years. It was AMAZING. Jay's comment was great..."see how much you can accomplish when you don't have to vote on things!"
*On the plane, Avery did wonderful! At one point she said, "Mama, PLEASE tell them to stop talking like that, it's annoying me!" (they say everything in Chinese and Eng....get used to it baby!!)
*God has put people in our path already....Candace at the hotel in ATL that let us take her car to Wal Mart because we couldn't get our computer to work and needed a new cord.
Joe the bus driver that prayed with us before we got to the airport.
HE has truly gone before us.
*As we flew, on the IPOD was "His Eyes" by Steven Curtis Chapman. As we flew over Russia, hearing the words,
"His eyes are always upon us....His eyes never close in sleep...and no matter where you go, you will always be, in His eyes"
"His eyes are always upon us....His eyes never close in sleep...and no matter where you go, you will always be, in His eyes"
Today we do the whirlwind tour! T'square, Forbidden City, and Summer Palace. It's COLD. Pray for these three SW Georgins....we're cold wimps!
18 comments:
How neat that you can see God moving already in your trip. Keep your eyes wide open so you don't miss anything of Him.
Emily, I am just so excited for you guys! It's so awesome to hear how God is working, even still, on your way to China to bring home your baby girl!
Checking in every day to read updates.
Praying!!
I'm following your blog and praying. Love you all!!!
Glad you made it safe and sound. Praying foryou guys to stay warm today.
and BTW I can't get over the emormous favor you have on your lives. Jesus just loves you so very much.
What a wonderful start to your travel! It's six a.m. your time; hope you all were able to sleep soundly tonight. Wising you another fun-filled day of exploring.
Duchess of Lanier
"ya'll bundle up now, ya' hear?"
Glad you all made it! I am a cold weather wimp too! Sorry! We had nice 70 degree weather. Just about perfect, but then again, not much else went perfect!
You are just DAYS AWAY from Ashley now!!!!!!!
Hey guy's glad you made it finally!! I watched the flight tracker all the way until you arrived! It wore me out just watching! Those pics over Siberia are awesome. I can't help but think of how Ashlei's life will dramatically change 10 fold tomorrow !!! You guys are phenomenal . Love you update as much as possible!
Yeah!!!! It is like we are right there with you! Have fun tomorrow and bundle yourselves up ready to face the elements!
Praying for you,
Naomi
I'm glad you guys made it safely! Can't wait to see more pictures.
I'm getting excited for you guys!
I'm so glad you finally made it to China!! God is moving so much on your path. I will be praying for you. Enjoy the day!!
We miss you guys and are praying for you. Can't wait for yall to get back home with your newest cutie :)
Wonderful to hear that you arrived safely and that all is going so well.
Praying for you as you explore your daughter's birth country. What an awesome experience!!
eeeeeeeeeeeeeee! So excited. I love reading about what you are doing. Keep it up! Praying for your family!
Sounds like your trip is starting out pretty awesome so far. I pray that things continue to go well.
Cool! Cool! Cool! God is all over this journey, (has been from the start.)I love how He is making your path straight. Even when you find that hurdle, remember He goes before you, even then. Don't forget to find the delight in it all. Love the pics! Avery, you're an amazing traveler!!You go girl!!
Hugs,
Diane
WOW!!!(27 hrs.) I am so excited for you guys, God is awesome!! Thank you for posting and sharing. You all are in our prayers.
WOW!!!(27 hrs.) I am so excited for you guys, God is awesome!! Thank you for posting and sharing. You all are in our prayers.
I am so glad you guys made it!!! I cannot wait to see photos of you with Ashlei!!!
Praying for you! :)
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