After more than 2 years of waiting, it came suddenly. We tracked the matches against Log-In Dates to try to guess where we stood in line. The waits had gotten longer and longer, but the August matches barely reached our Log-In Date of November 21, 2005. On August 3, 2007, we were matched with Guo Yan Zi. We were emailed the picture in the last post, given the most basic of information, and told we would travel to China in 5-8 weeks. After waiting for more than 2 years, another month or two shouldn't be bad, right? Never has a month gone more slowly. We feared that a national holiday and trade fair in China might delay our trip all the way to November, but we were thrilled when we were told that we would need to be in Hong Kong by September 7th. We rushed to secure airline tickets, and hotel rooms for a trip to Beijing ahead of the group. We leave Sunday the 2nd. And although we have so much to do before we leave, we can't wait. Including our Beijing tour, we will be in China for almost 3 weeks. Ethan's packing his Harry Potter books and homework and coming with us.
We're grateful to our friends and family who share all of our excitement, and so we hope you'll share the adventure with us through this blog. -Eric
8 comments:
Kerri, Eric and Ethan,
I am so excited for your family! I look forward to reading all about your trip and seeing more pictures of Sophie.
God's blessings to you all.
Kate
We love you and hope your trip is a life changing event for you. We will try and take care of things here in Iowa City and wait your return and our first chance to hold Sophie! Peace! God be with you. Dad and Mom Doeden
We can't wait to hear from you. How was the flight? Know this will be the trip of a lifetime for you.
We just got home from Grand Haven. Guess where we stopped for lunch? A pancake place called, what else? "Sophia's" in Benton Harbor!
We send our prayers for God's blessing's and continued protection. Can't wait to meet Sophie and see your first pictures with her!
Much love,
Mom and Dad Goers
Hello Goers,
This is such good news and I am excited about Sophie being a part of your family and our Saint Andrew family.
May God bless your venture to China.
In Christ,
Kyle
Hello there! We have been praying constantly for your safe journey and hope you are having fun. I wonder about the blonde and red-headed Goers running around China! I am so excited for you all and am confident in this journey of yours. I pray that the blending of Sophie into your family is overwhelmingly joyful. Love, Andrea&Paul
We can't wait to hear from you. And we are praying constantly for you all! How was Beijing?
Love to all of you, hugs for Ethan!
Mom and Dad Goers
Beijing to Hong Kong - what a day! I pray that all the traveling has gone well and there's been no more upset stomachs (keep the boys fed!:). Even if you can't continue to blog, it's just so nice to know your itinerary. One question: has the nickname "Blonde Beacon" resurfaced?! SO MANY are asking about you at school, work, and church. In fact, there's already a group planning meals, but don't worry Kerri - I told them cooking is one of your favorite ways to nurture, so it won't be every day! Mike did practice his brine technique this weekend (oops, maybe that was supposed to be a surprise!). We think of you OFTEN and tell Ethan, Garth can't wait until his best friend returns! Love you all! M,K,S,G
Hi,
I love the photos of Ethan and Sophie. She is a lucky little sister. Our prayer team is keeping you in prayers. I look forward to meeting Sophie.
Love...Pastor Dawn Enderwood
Lord of Life, Edmond
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