Friday was a travel day and Sofie Grace's first flight. Totally off Sofie's schedule we made it. We learned that Sofie is really tough. When we arrived, and were greeted by our guide Grace from our agency A Helping Hand. She is very fluent in English and very nice.
On Saturday we got up early to go to the Shamian Medical Center for Sofie's Medical check & Visa photo. The doctor's said she is healthy with a bit of a learning delay We which is normal from being from an orphanage. It won't be long for here to flourish and get her back on track when we get back to Texas. We are already seeing huge progress since we have been together.
Two really cool things that happened on Saturday. We ran into the Jones family (Stephanie Minor's friends) from Trophy Club at the Shamian Medical Center as they had their beautiful daughter examined. Then we had dinner and community with Bobbie (the Pertzborn's family)who is on a Visa and resides in Guangzhou. Bobbie loved the care package that we brought with us from the Pertzborn's. Please pray for Bobbie to find more community in Guangzhou and that she is able to obtain a new Visa later this year. Bobbie is an amazing woman and has an awesome purpose and mission here in China. What a small world we live in, especially in a city of 23 million people.
Today we travel back to Shamian Island for lunch, site seeing and to relax a bit. Shamian Island is a sandbank island in the Liwan District of Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, China. The island's name literally means "sandy surface" in Chinese. We learned the territory was divided into two concessions given to France and the United Kingdom by the Qing Dynasty government in the 19th century. The island is a gazetted historical area that serves as a tranquil reminder of the colonial European period, with quiet pedestrian avenues flanked by trees and lined by historical buildings in various states of upkeep. It is really cool. We can't wait to see what today brings for our family.
With all the activity also brings on health issues. Please pray for Sofie that she is able to get on a regular schedule and overcome an ear infection that is developing. Also please pray for Chloe as she has a bit of cough. Being healthy when we leave Guangzhou for our very long flight back home on Saturday would be a huge blessing.
More to come.
Jim, Lesli, Chloe and Sofie
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