Alright! So the travel has been approved, the consulate appointment is secheduled, flights are booked, and we are on our way. We leave Friday July 6th and return on Friday July 20th. Mindi and I are taking our three other daughters with us, so it ought to be quite an experience for everyone. Please pray for our travel and trip safety, as well as our consulate appointment, that all will go well. We pray that God will be glorified in all of this and that it will be an incredible memory and time for our family.
Obviously, I am going to be missing some shows because of this trip. So, Shawn Lewis from HyperStaticUnion will be filling in for me. Pray for those shows that they will come off without a hitch and check them out. It isn't very often that you get a chance to see Third Day without all members.
As a side note, if you are or are ever planning on adopting from China, and you decide that you would like to use your frequent flyer miles, you might want to try to hold them way in advance if possible. It wasn't a possibility for us because we found out our approval at the last last last last second. But that last second approval process might be common for a China adoption. All I am saying is, it is a hard sell to get last minute frequent flyer seats, so you might need a gameplan that was better than mine. Good Luck!
We'll keep you updated so check back with us!
Well, we finally have recieved our referral from China, which means that we know what our little Canaan looks like. She is beautiful! We are so excited about going and getting her. We just heard today that Director Lu has completed the processing of our travel approvals. As soon as the paperwork arrives to our adoption agency (America World), we will know our window of travel. It should be within a couple of weeks. We will keep you posted. And hopefully, we will be able to update and blog some video or pictures from China and our trip. Stay tuned! 