We and our luggage arrived yesterday afternoon in Beijing! God was gracious to us.
Our ride to the airport happened after the sun had set but we could easily much neon and a bustling city. One thing that struck us was the lack of churches. As you drive anywhere in the US, you see numerous steeples everywhere. Here-none at all. We are not in Beijing even 24 hours and this has already begun to burden the three of us. Yet we know that God is at work here in amazing ways. We need to continue to pray for China.
Today we visit several of the major cultural sites that Beijing has to offer-including the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City, etc. Tomorrow we go to see the Great Wall and will pass by many of the Olympic venues from 2008.
Jennifer and I discussed several times about how our life is about to be excitingly different. As we left DFW we commented that we leave as two but will return as three. As we flew over Gnome, Alaska late yesterday, it was fun to comment that the next time we see the US (even from the plane) our family will be different.
We are excited to see Beijing but ready to get Guangzhou.
Aaron
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hi Aaron, Paula and I are so very excited for the three of you. We are praying that Abby will immediately know no one but you! We are asking, knowing, that God has already placed images of her new parents in her and that she will love you instantly.
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