Thank You...Thank You...Thank You

I have received several encouraging emails which have helped a lot knowing you are praying for us and for everyone and everything that is involved here - it really is an incredible task; overwhelming actually. I feel much better emotionally today so thank you very, very much.

Today was a touring day and there is a lot more info regarding that on our team blog. Also be sure to check out one of our other team members blogs, The Love of Family (a link is in the margin). She is updating and uploading pictures also.

We were gone all day so did not get to spend hardly any time with the children - I found myself missing them, especially Moses, but we have a great day planned with them tomorrow. Story time is going well, they already know some of our typical children songs, and a few know sign language and sign while they sing. We start our day with singing and story time then move on to crafts and games. In addition to that, tomorrow we are having a McDonald's party for lunch - they are going to love that.

Wendy mentioned on our team blog just how precious it is to see them excited to see us. It really is heart-tugging. They spot us and start pulling on their nannies and pointing to us. When we get closer, they run to us and just want to be loved on and played with. They are amazingly well behaved, sitting very calmly and listening intently during story time and minding their nannies, doing exactly as they are told immediately. We were talking about the simple things that catch their attention - they don't have nearly the high tech gadgets that entertain our children back home - they can occupy themselves with just about anything. One child in the group I team up with, was just tickled to pull grass, throw it in the air, and watch it fall to the ground - if it landed on me or one of the other children, she was even more enthralled. We played with bubbles one day and they had a blast chasing them and trying to pop them.

Well, again, thank you for the prayers - I made it on that silly air car up to the Great Wall - which I still can not believe I did; I almost didn't. I honestly kept my eyes closed the whole time - Ruth prayed over me, which was very much appreciated, and she video taped the incredible scenery for me since I couldn't see it (my eyes were seriously closed the whole time and I had no strength in my arms when we got off because I had clinched the bar so tightly all the way up). It was a breath taking view and just an incredible icon to view and take in.

That is all for now - keep the encouraging words and prayers coming.