This is going to be very brief tonight because we must get to bed. We have a 6:00 wake up call in the morning and our bags have to be packed and in the hall by 8:00. We leave the hotel at 9:15 headed to the airport. Then we'll be traveling for the next 27 hours. Please start sending up the prayers for safe travel and that all goes well with our girls. Speaking of our girls, this picture is of my girl at breakfast this morning. She has mastered the high chair and loves to eat.We should all be so bright eyed early in the morning!
After we finished up breakfast some of us jumped into a taxi(another wild and crazy ride) and headed out for more shopping. No, we didn't do enough yesterday. Here we are with Clara Beth wooing the locals once again. She just eats up all the attention. This lady gave us the thumbs up sign which means she's very happy that we are taking her to America. Oh, I'm going to miss this place and the people here!
This was us right before we headed off for our swearing in ceremony at the United States Consulate's Office. There are no cameras allowed inside so we had to snap pictures before we arrived. Doesn't Clara Beth look cute in her new outfit and matching shoes! We walked in, showed our passports, raised our right hands and swore that everything we said was true and then we received her visa and she was ready to come home with us! We have waited for this day for a looooooong time.
Afterwards of course we had to walk down the street one last time for just a little more shopping. Here we are in one of the stores very close to our hotel.
And finally, all the paper work and waiting was over and we all celebrated with dinner at our hotel. The people that work here are so kind and want us to come back next year! Don't know if I'll be quite ready for it by then but I must come back to China again soon. I have fallen in love with the places and the people. Land said today as we walked down the street, "I think God might want me to be a missionary mama." I told him that might just be what God has in store for him. He loves it here too. This is my last post from Guangzhou. Tomorrow I get to board that plane wih the best carry on ever: Clara Elizabeth DeMin Cobb. Look out Ninety Six, we're coming HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Until we see you remember that, God is so faithful and He does keep His promises!!!!!!!!!!! Much love.......Robin
3 comments:
What an awesome testimony to the open heart your son has! What a blessing that at such a young age he is open to God's leading in his life! It will be neat to see where God leads him.
Have a wonderful trip home. Love your comment 'with the best carryon ever!' Too cute! May need to borrow that one someday.
Blessings. Looking forward to following your family and the amazing journey God is taking you on.
God is wonderful and God is so good.
It is such a joyful site to see all of you with "perma grins" on at the table.
Land, God has a plan for you and he has allowed you to take part in this journey for a reason. It may just be that he wanted you to see where your future is headed. We will pray with you and if it is to be a missionary in China....it is a missionary in China you will be.
We love you all and may the Lord protect all of you while you travel.
Amy
You probably won't see this until you're home. . . I'm glad you're back. I'm glad you're all OK.
Welcome home Clara Beth. Your Mama's been waiting a very long time to bring you home.
Love you guys!!!
m.
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