Last day in Beijing

We started our day today at the Great Wall, this place is amazing and we walked up two levels. By the time we got to the top we were walking on rubber legs and our chests hurt from breathing so hard, but we did it!...I even got my "hero" card. Yippie! Such wonderful culture here and the history, wow!



We then went to Dr. Tea, where they explained some of the teas to us and let us do some tea tasting, this was very interesting.



Next stop was the acrobatic show, my joints are still hurting me from watching these limber folks bend and jump around.



Our day ended with Pizza Hut, we were all dying for some american food, along with one of the families sharing their time earlier this week at the Philip Hayden Foundation. They spent a couple of days playing and encouraging the children that have been brought to Beijing for treatment of their special needs. We are so blessed to be part of this group. We part ways in the morning to go to the provinces where our children are located. We will meet again in Guangzhou on the 9th.

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers. I fly to Lanzhou in the morning (evening for those of you back in the US and Canada). I will meet Sophie in the afternoon sometime. Please pray that she will not be scared! The last report indicated that she was somewhat scared when out of her room at the orphanage. She has a 5-7 hour drive from PingLiang City to Lanzhou, which combined with being handed over to some blonde haired woman who talks funny could make for a very scary situation for a 2.5 year old.