Little one in purple hearts! What a precious baby!
So here is the timeline....
KEEP IN MIND THAT CHINA IS 13 HOURS AHEAD OF US!!!
May 7th 12:43 PM fly out of O'Hare
May 8th 3:30 PM arrive in Beijing
We will see the sights of Beijing and then we will leave for Fuzhou, the capital city of our sweet little girls province, on the 10th. We arrive in Fuzhou on the evening of the 10th.
May 11th...GOTCHA DAY!!!!!!!!!! Mother's Day, our sweet Libi Faith Jia Qi will be birthed into our arms forever! What a day of rejoicing that will be! It should be in the AM hours. Specifics on that will come later.
Also, on May11th the Olympic Torch is to pass through Fuzhou. Our hope is to see it with our little girl in our arms.
May 12th- 16th we will continue our stay in Fuzhou filing out paperwork.
May 16th or 17th we will head to Guangzhou. Here is where we will finish it all and finalize the adoption.
May 21st fly to Beijing in the morning to spend time at New Day Creations, Libi's foster home.
May 22nd 4:20PM leave Beijing for Chicago...arrive in Chicago one minute later! Figure that one out?
Once again, I find myself at a loss for words to express my gratitude to all of you. The prayers and support continue to blow us away! We have never experienced anything like this. We hope and pray that God will give us opportunity to bless each of you in the way you have blessed us.
I feel like I am taking hundreds with me on this journey. I have said before, God has given us an ARMY! So we go forth to rescue our precious babe, and we take each of you with us. We covet each prayer and look forward to your encouragement while we are in China.
"All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ."
Ephesians 1:3
9 comments:
Dear Brad, Amy and family,
You will be our prayers as you fly to China. The same day and about the same time Andy and Jill will be flying to Ethopia to get Hope!! We will be home praying for both of your trips as we are watching our 3 very excited grandkids!
Have a wonderful, blessed journey!
Love, Ray and Marcia
Hey Brad and Amy, we certainly will be praying for you as you get your sweet Libi. It is so fun that we leave on the same day :-) Your blog has been so encouraging to read.
Blessings to you,
Andy and Jill
If I had a dollar for every time I have had to redo my make up for this sweet little girl! Whew!! It's FINALLY here! The day you have counted down and waited for, for so long! Doesn't it blow you away that God was thinking about this day and planning it before He formed the world! Give Libi hugs and kisses from us all. I CANNOT wait to give her some in person!!!! Love you all! - Sherry
The time has come. We rally with the rest of the army and say how pleased we are for what He has done. His perfect time for her to come home is so very near. Watching your family wait it out was such an encouragement to us all. You have touched so many lives in the time of waiting.
Praying for a most glorious uniting of you and your precious daughter.
We love you guys!
The kindred Family
Praise the Lord that the time of waiting is nearly over and a new journey is about to start!! No longer will you lie in bed yearning for your daughter, for she will be with you!! How amazing our God is. You guys have been such a testimony to me as I've watched you surrender your desires to the Lord and His will for your family. I'll be praying for all of you. I can't wait to follow your journey to China to bring your precious baby home.
Love in Christ,
Molly
How exciting. I can't wait to follow the trip. I'll be watching this blog everyday.
I'll pray for a safe trip, quick time zone adjustment, and a seamless transition of Libi Faith. Can't wait.
Josh S.
Arnold's-
We are soooo excited for you- just a few days away and then that little girl will be in your arms! You probably won't want to put her down!!! We enjoy reading your posts and following along with how God has been working in this situation. We will continue to pray as you travel! Someday Lena needs to meet Libi- they are only about 3 months apart in age so I am sure they would have a good time together.
We love you and will continue to pray!
Ed, Marilyn and Lena
Amy and Brad,
Stalking your blog my friends. Every day praying. Can't wait to see first pics of you in China.
Love,
Christy
mom to 3 from China
Hey guys! Ya'll are getting so close to landing in China! You have been on my mind ALL day. I can hardly wait. Oh how exciting to be on the other end!
Amy, guess what song I woke up to? "East to West". I got the biggest smile on my face. It months ago spoke to us of how Jesus had his arms extended from you all the way to Libi Faith. Now you are actually ON the bridge of his arms leading you to Libi. Soon He will place her in YOUR arms forever. Oh, how he has kept her so beautifully. How great he is. Rejoicing with you!
Love, Melissa
Post a Comment