Just a note to ask for everyone’s prayers as we pack to leave for China on Mar. 2nd! We will be there until the 18th. The wait during this last week has been the slowest of all! Below is a basic itinerary of where we will be while in China!
March 3 – 4 Arrive in Beijing and get settled in
March 5 – Beijing tour: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, & Summer
Palace
March 6 – Church and Great Wall
March 7 – Fly to Wuhan for GOTCHA DAY! We get to receive Rebecca into our family once and for all forever! Babies will arrive at hotel in the afternoon.
March 8 – Spend first full day with Rebecca in Wuhan! Fill out more paperwork and see sights and shop!
March 9-12 – More paperwork and sightseeing and loving on our new family member, Rebecca Catherine Jiayi Battle!
March 12 – Fly to Guangzhou in Afternoon
March 13 – Filling out Consulate Forms
March 14 – Rebecca’s Medical Exam
March 15 – More sight-seeing
March 16 – 9:30am Consulate Appointment
March 17 – 3:00pm: Pick up Baby’s Visas
March 18 – Depart for US from Guangzhou
Please use this as a reference so that you can pray us through while we are on our journey!
Good Luck! What a wonderful trip and special time for you and your child. Remember: She wants someone to love and you’re it, so take your time and understand her emotions as well. 🙂 We have turned a corner with Jia and she’s the best. All our prayers for you.
Inserted by the Battles: “Chris DeRosa sent this link to their doption journey website. Enjoy reading about their adoption of their little girl, Jia, from the Guangdong province.”;
http://www.ancillae.org/Jia.