Joel 1:3 “Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.” What you might ask should the children be telling to their children? The answer is spiritual training in the Lord. We must tell our children about the Lord and His gift of Salvation so they can tell their kids, and so on. Why? Because the gift of Salvation is eternal life in Heaven with God the Father! The only way is through belief in His Son, Jesus the Christ! Amen.
Today we had the medical check for the girls’ visas to be approved by the United States Government. It was a little different with older children as they had to receive two immunizations that were not up to date and required by the government since they were over 10 years of age. Autumn also had to have an additional eye exam. Both girls will need to see an eye doctor and be fit for glasses upon arrival to the states. In addition, they had to get a blood TB test. We were all tired after the exams were complete.
At the location of the medical check you will find ALL adopting families from all agencies getting this done weekly in order to get the visas approved. You will also see Chinese citizens immigrating to the U.S. here getting their immigrant visa medical check completed. It is nice to see other families from America adopting at the same time from other agencies. All the children are very precious. We even ran into a couple that we met on the American flight over to China. It was like a mini reunion.
When they first arrive they get their visa photo. They then begin the medical check. They have four stations to complete (five for the girls with immunizations). The first was the vitals station and eye exam. Second was the ENT. Third the general medical check. Fourth the TB test (if over 2 years). And fifth for the girls was the immunizations. Whew! What a morning.
After we arrived back to the hotel and went to a noodle restaurant that also served rice and gf food for me. It was yummy. I seem to be able to eat here much better than in years past. I am thankful not to be starving for nutrients.
After lunch I had the paperwork meeting with the Holt staff to get the visa packages prepared for the girls. This requires filling out an application and submitting many official documents for the adoption. The Holt staff then takes these packages to the U.S. Consulate and the visas get approved and put into their passports. The staff then picks up the packages after we have our consulate meeting with the girls next Wednesday. It is then time to leave Guangzhou.
We ventured out to Shamian Island after our long paperwork meeting to try to find the Gift of China store. This store is run by Christians and all profits go to the orphans. The goods in this store are very high quality and made my local people. The prices are also very good. We were able to find it after much running around and it was closed. They close on Sundays, so we will be back next week to do some shopping.
Tomorrow we will go to a Christian non-denominational church on Shamian Island then do some quick shopping. We are taking the girls to a jade and pearl wholesale market to get them a jade necklace which is very important in Chinese culture.
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Captions: First: Autumn at ENT check; Second: Hope at ENT check.
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