Sunday - Another Toughy

The top two reactions to vaccinations are: fever and irritability. We got both. Katie woke up in a good mood yesterday which was different than previous days. We were thinking, "wow, this is gonna be a great day!" After breakfast, I had to meet with our guide at 10:00 to get paperwork in order for our U.S. Consulate appointment on Wednesday. Heather stayed in the room with Katie. Katie was playing great when I left. When I came back an hour later, the girls were sitting by the window having a cry fest. Katie had started screaming about a half an hour after I left. She would not allow Heather to move more than a foot from her the rest of the day without letting loose with all she had.

Turns out she had a fever of 102. The vaccinations of the day before made for a very long day, especially for Heather. At dinner time I was able to feed Katie while Heather talked with the rest of the people in our group. This was a much needed break for her and her sanity. Bedtime was great. 5 minute fuss and out. Definitely the highlight of the day. For all of the issues we have had, one of them hasn't been sleep. Once she's out, she's out.

I have to admit the pictures are diminishing at this point. We have been in Guangzhou for 7 days now and the area around the hotel is very, very familiar. We have eaten at every restaurant and walked every street and still have five days left. We are certainly reaching the point where we are ready to come home. The hotel room is getting smaller and smaller.

Prayer Request:

I'm gonna throw out the prayer request now for the plane ride home. We will leave Guangzhou on Friday morning at 7:55 am on a two hour flight to Shanghai. We will have a three hour layover in Shanghai and then an eleven and a half hour flight to San Fransisco followed by a two hour flight to Seatac. Needless to say, Katie could make some friends, or perhaps some enemies, on the plane.

Heather's Moments

• So I get to share about how the Lord met my needs on Sunday. I was emotionally wiped out from our sweet lil girl. We decided that I should take a 30 min break while she was sleeping (she has in past woke from naps in 30 min.) So I headed out. "MY" desire was to go shopping, but I instead went to the church here in the island. I thought what I really need is time with the Lord. I missed the services, but sat in the back and observed the people and prayed. It was after about 10 min a young gal "reached out":) for gcc attenders you'll understand this. She asked why I was lonely? I shared i was tired from baby. we talked for awhile about churches in USA, China how we serve the Lord etc. it was cool to hear about and share. we ended up praying for one another, swapped email, and took pictures. I am thankful to the Lord for allowing me to meet this dear sister in the Lord!!! our time ended right at 30 min!!!! Again a lesson in the Lord directing my steps perfectly and that HIS timing is perfect. I left refreshed and ready to attend to my lil girl!!!