Day 6

Day 6:

"I am beginning to write this on Friday morning. We leave today on a flight for
Guangzhou, if the typhoon doesn’t cancel our flight. We told the boys this morning
we would be flying out and Handsome Man became quite a bit sad and teary-eyed.
Precious Bundle seemed to be egging him on a little. Really wished we spoke the
language at times. Please continue to pray for their hearts. They have received us so
well, but reality will begin to set in as we distance ourselves from Xi’an and this
province. They really didn’t eat a lot either, which concerned me. It might just be
that they are returning to normal size meals. Prior to this morning, they have
consumed quite a bit.
Let them play with the ipod while we organized everything and packed up.
PB is a little on edge. I guess that’s his mode for dealing with leaving. Pray for
wisdom for us, please, as parents to be able to recognize and meet their needs. This
is a big step for all of us.
Uno cards come in handy for teaching English number and color names. I’m
playing it now with HM.
Walked across the street to KFC to eat lunch.
Met Sherry downstairs at 2 pm to go to the Muslim market. Ran by the
notaries office first, then on to the Market. This is a great big shopping area. We
walked down less than half a street (read 5 minutes of walking) and then the biggest
blessing happened. The boys couldn’t understand why they couldn’t touch or buy
anything. We really were just there to see things. They weren’t taking it well (after
all of 5 minutes) so we asked if we could go to a park. Please remember we are
waiting till 5 to pick up their passports, and really are just trying to use up time.
Well the driver knew of a park nearby. This was the greatest blessing. It had some
rides, like a boat in the water and shooting the animals off of a car/racer. The boys
enjoyed those, then it had a huge play area with lots of climbing items, the type boys
love. We spent about an hour and a half there. It was fantastic then off to pick up
their passports and on to the airport.
Hugs for Sherry; our fantastic guide. Then off to Guangzhou on a plane. The
boys learned “take off” and “landing” in English. They stayed awake the entire ride
and loved eating on the plane. It is such a delight to see them excited about the
simplest of things like airplane food!
Late night, arrived at hotel after midnight. Then bath and bed about 1am.
Have to leave at 9am for the medical clinic.
Not much sleep."