- Trip to U.S. Consulate in the morning to get Micah's visa. Micah looked very cute in his U.S. flag T-Shirt. He even recognized that the U.S. flag flying at the consulate matched his shirt.
- There were throngs of people standing in line outside of the consulate, but We were able to walk right in. Security was tight here and we could not bring in any cameras or phones. One guy in our group even had to drink his baby's formula to prove it was milk before he was allowed through security. Once in, we took an oath that our paperwork was filled out accurately. It was administered by a woman talking through a microphone behind a glass window. Matt also had to give his finger prints. Micah got to play with a few toys they had there and we were in and out in just about 2 hours.
- In the afternoon, we took a trip back to Shamian Island for souvenir shopping and to take a picture of a bronze statue famous in the Chinese adoption world. We took the subway there and spent 3-4 hours shopping. Deanna was on cloud 9 while Matt and Micah waited patiently in the sweltering heat.
- While on the island, we found a park and Micah was able to play with other kids. We love watching him interact with other Chinese children. He really enjoyed himself.
- For dinner, we ate at Lucy's again. Micah had the chicken wings again. Matt and Deanna had deep fat fried chicken. Yum!
- We ended the night with swimming at the hotel pool. Micah played with a beach ball with another Chinese boy from our travel group. Again, we love watching him interact with other kids here.
Prayer requests for tomorrow:
- One day left! Pray that we can end out this trip without any injuries or sickness. Deanna is finally starting to feel better and we had a good day today.
- Five of the families in our travel group leave for home tomorrow. Pray that they have safe travels home. We feel so blessed to have had other American families in our travel group that we can talk to here in Guangzhou.
- We're thankful that the rain held out for our dinner cruise last night and that it seems to have held off for the people going on the cruise tonight.
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