Learning Chinese

It is hard for me to believe but we are just 3 weeks away from our trip to the beautiful country of China. We are trying to learn some basic Chinese so we can communicate better. I'm not learning as much as Molly. She has made a Keynote (power point) presentation with all of the things we need to learn. Here are a few of the items she has written. Of course everything is spelled phonetically.

• Hello- Nee how
• How are you- Nee how ma
• How are you guys?- Nee men how ma
• I’m fine- Wo hen how
• Nice to meet you- Hung gow shing zen si nee
• Good Morning- Zow un
• Good Afternoon/Night- Wo Un

28 Days and Counting

After 18 months + of planning and praying, our trip to China is just 28 days away. We are in the last stages of collecting supplies to take to the school and the orphanage. Special thanks to my brother and sister-in-laws small group in Georgia that brought us a box of supplies for the trip.

I'm sure this is going to be a life changing event for our entire group. I'm excited that Molly and two friends her age, that she grown up with, are going on the trip also. I really can't wait to see how they will respond to the trip.

Please pray that God will keep each of us healthy. Molly had a bout last week with the flu, strep throat, an ear infection and the beginnings of pneumonia. She is back on track this week feeling much better. Pray for the entire team that God will keep each of us healthy.

China or Bust

We are just one month away from our trip to China. I am really excited that my 10 year old daughter Molly will be joining me on this trip. She has been raising her money so she can join me on this trip. (She is thrilled!) There are 11 people in our group! Remember to pray for us. We leave on Monday, November 16. Here is our route: Pensacola - Atlanta - Seoul, South Korea - Beijing, China - Dalian, China. It will definitely be a trip! :) We will arrive in Dalian on Tuesday evening around midnight!

I am most excited about two different events on this trip:

1. The opportunity to work in an orphanage. Just to get to love on these children is exciting to me. I think about my three children living in orphanages in China. I would love to know if a group got to visit with them, love on them & play with them. I can't wait!

2. We are also visiting a minority primary school in Dandong. This school is on the North Korean border. We are taking english books to this school and we will be doing english clubs in their school.

Thank you for your support for our trip. This trip would not be possible without your prayers and financial support!