Tickets, Please...

We received the tickets for the flight from Guangzhou to Hong Kong. This is really going to happen!!!! Her Chinese name Yong Jiangyuan is on the ticket because she does not officially become a US citizen until we touchdown in Chicago.

The remainder of the funds for the matching grant through LIFE International have been provided by our church, New Song Christian Fellowship. We are so thankful for everyone's generosity!!! Where our treasure is, there our hearts will be also. As we have all invested in bringing Ruby home, our heartstrings have been more tightly wound to hers and to the cause of so many orphans waiting for a mommy and daddy. Something mysterious happens when we give. In our response to the need, He deposits in us a love unconditional, a desire to see that investment flourish and even multiply. We become emotionally involved. And in the end we are overwhelmed by His pleasure! We realize that we can never outgive God.

Ten days from now, my mother in law, Ann, will be on her way to join us. On Monday, we will drop the kids at their tutorials, take the doggies to the kennel and the cats to Aunt Debbie's. We will cook a couple of meals to freeze for the week of our return. The next morning, we will wake before the sun and set our course for China!!!