All that's left is the trip home

We’re done. Mia has her passport and her visa and is ready to go to the USA. As soon as we turn her paperwork in at immigration in Los Angeles she will be a citizen.

As you may have seen on the news it has been raining here for days. The flooding is starting to really become a problem. We experienced it first hand today. When we went over to the US Consulate and our buses were parked in the White Swan Hotel parking lot. By the time we were done and returned to the bus it was about 10” under water. We got on the bus and didn’t shop anymore, but some people did not come back for a while and the water was about.2 feet deep. The buses moved to higher ground so they only got their shoes and socks wet.
This will be our last post from China. We are excited to come home and introduce Mia to everyone. She waved bye bye today. Her favorite place in the hotel is the elevator. The walls are lined with mirrors. Every time we walk down the hall and turn toward the elevators she laughs out loud. It’s so funny.
This has truly been a journey of a lifetime. We are humbled to think God allowed us to participate in this. He has shown His hand to us in so many ways. It has been moving to hear the stories of the other parents here. Every one of them telling how God led them on this journey for different reasons. Some have faced infertility, some saying God impressed upon them the need to help orphans and some like us wanting to grow their family through adoption. One couple even decided to adopt before trying to have biological children. No matter what the reason, these girls are very lucky, all of them growing up in a Christian home with parents who love them more than they will ever know.
We spent some time thinking about this being Mia’s last night in the country where she was born. What a different life she will have.

….. and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. Deuteronomy 4:9