Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Thanks for praying

Both the College family and the Clark family are fine. Apparently, the Colleges were receiving their son at the Civil Affairs office when the earthquake struck; Kari grabbed him from the nannies and ran out of the building. Talk about a "gotcha day" you'll NEVER forget!! Anyway, things sound fine for both families. Thanks for praying.

We're doing well. All of us are more than ready to leave Zhengzhou and move on...it's not the most wonderful place we've ever been. But, how we feel about things is irrelevant right now. :\ We have to have Logan's passport in order to leave, and it won't be ready until Friday. So we wait. My experience with Chinese adoptions is VERY limited but this province seems to be nowhere near as efficient as Ryan's when it comes to processing adoption paperwork.

I have some great pics to post, but with the computer in the girls' room I don't get down here as often to do things. Plus, when we put teh boys to bed at night, I can't leave the room or Logan will flip out. So, we'll have to see when I can get this done. Maybe later today...

Not much else to report, and two girls clambering for computer time, so I guess I"m outta here until later.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 14, 2008 at 5:13 AM

    Hi!
    We are happy to hear that you all are all right and your friens as well!
    I remember the feeling of wanting to leave ZhengZhou... At what hotel are you staying. The hotel we stayed at was great (Crowne Plaza) but the rest of the city we could be without. The paperwork could have been taken care of much quicker. Does Logan speak any english words? Theo did when we got him. Now he has not said any for a few weeks but he talks a lot of swedish words instead. It is great to see how quick they learn! By the way...Theo talks about Logan (Da Tong) everyday now. He wants to look at pictures of Da Tong before bed and he knows that he has got a mama and baba. He also loves to look at the pictures of Logan and his brother here on your blog. Everytime he talks about Da Tong he has a big smile on his lips!
    We hope to see som new pictures soon.
    We are thinking about you!
    Blessings

    Helen, Jörg and Theo in Sweden

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  2. MonicaMay 14, 2008 at 7:41 AM

    Oh I'm so glad to hear that both families are ok! Praise God!

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  3. AnonymousMay 17, 2008 at 10:54 AM

    Praise God the other 2 families are alright. What an experience and timing to have the earthquake while they were doing the paperwork. Appreciated your account on the ways of China, progress is slow in other parts of the world.

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  4. ClayJune 10, 2008 at 2:24 AM

    Hey guys,
    Don't knock Zhengzhou, I live here, have for almost four years. But, I must say I love reading about your frustrations because I have them often, but not as often as when I first came here. I'm trying to find which orphanage your son was located. I'll read further. Pam in Henan

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