Sunday & Monday

We spent Sunday at the Guangzhou Safari Park.  A zoo with a drive through area imitating an African savanna with free roaming animals.  Lots of zebras, giraffes, etc.  They also had more rhinoceroses and tigers than I have ever seen.  Really neat.  They also had a large panda exhibit.  Also cool.

We came back to our hotel and decided to walk around the area for a while to kill time.  Every once in a while we run into other families that are adopting.  Yesterday we met a Mennonite family from Arkansas.  They had previously adopted a baby from China about a year and a half ago.  There were 10 in there group.  They had brought all their children, their oldest son was married and had a child and they were there too.  Our families ran into each other in front of a 7/11.  I couldn't believe it but yes they have those in China.  They are struggling with the same issues that we are only magnified - having trouble adapting to the food.  The mom told me about their family getting separated on a subway twice.  I can totally understand that after having tried it myself.  There is no room for courtesy over here it is move fast, push, whatever you have to do to get on or off.  You snooze, you lose.  Also an area that we are struggling with.  They have adopted another young girl and don't appear to be ready to stop.  They are really living Matthew 18:5.  Nice family and great opportunity to talk with someone from home.

We are about to go back to the medical clinic to get the results from Jackson's TB test.  It looks good to me though so God willing it will just be a formality.  Probably more walking around to kill time after that.  Tomorrow our final appointment, the consulate date.  This is where we make our formal statement and oath that we want to adopt and take care of our son.  A few more days for us her in China.