Here’s what we know so far…we’ll get more detailed information from our guide, Lisa, in Beijing when we land.
2/12 Drive to NC to drop off our children with family…it’s going to be hard to do!
2/13 leave for China (NC to NJ to Beijing)
2/14 arrive and celebrate Valentine’s day by crashing in the hotel room!
2/15 Beijing tour (Great Wall?)
2/16 Beijing tour (Forbidden City?)
2/17 We leave Beijing and fly to Hefei, Anhui province. Lainey’s orphanage is in Anhui, in the city of Bengbu. We will be staying in Hefei which is the capital of Anhui. It’s about 3 hours from Bengbu.
2/18 Lainey Day! We’ll receive her in the morning, at the registration office in Hefei.
2/19 Go back to the registration office to finalize our adoption…she’ll be officially ours after this!
2/20-2/22 These days are rest or tour days, our choice. There is also paperwork going on during this time. During registration on the 19th, we apply for Lainey’s passport so it takes these days for her paperwork to process.
2/23 We leave Hefei and fly to Guangzhou.
2/24 Free day
2/25 Lainey has her visa physical done and visa photo taken. We also do some paperwork that day.
2/26 Free day
2/27 We have our US Consulate appointment
2/28 We go back to the US Consulate to take the oath, promising never to abandon her and to always care for her. We receive her visa today, too.
2/29 We leave Guangzhou for US (Guangzhou to Hong Kong to NJ to FL) I’m sure we’ll be so happy to be home.
February 6th, 2008 at 9:47 am
oh-that sounds so great- I am praying for the weather to be good for you so you get see some sites!
February 6th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Great news! Praise the Lord! I’m praying for safe travel and a great reunion with this child of your heart.
February 7th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Well we are looking forward to having the Clark kids in our neck of the woods while you are on your quest to receive Lainey. Let me know if Amanda Phelps and I can pick them up and take them to Grace on a Sunday morning while you are gone.
We are so excited for you and will continue to pray for travelling mercies for the entire family. God Bless and we are looking forward to seeing Lainey bug!
February 10th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
What an itinerary…glad you get some “free days”. You’ll enjoy the tours and please take lots of pictures, which I’m sure Randy will do! I wrote this all down and will type it up on the computer and let everyone here know what you’ll be doing each day! Can’t wait to see you guys and Lainey on the computer when we’re back in Florida with the kids!! Will be praying each day for a safe flight and that you’ll be safe while you’re there! Will certainly be thinking of you and Lainey on Sunday night 2/17 (USA time) as you both get the 1st glimpse of Lainey!!!! Love, Mom