We have been praying every night that "Gracie is safe and healthy and that China is getting our papers ready fast, fast, fast!!!" Well, we asked and we received even faster than we had dreamed!! We got a call early yesterday morning that our coveted Letter of Approval/LOA to adopt Tong Min Mei (already Gracie Mei to us) was on it's way here via FED EX. It arrived at our agency's office this morning and we went straight there to sign it and have them FED EX it right back!! God is so good and we are so thankful!!! If they return our permission to travel in record time then we could be heading to China on June 29th -July 11th. Unfortunately, this morning our agency said that more realistically we will be there July 6th-18th or July 12th-23rd but even those are just approximates. Well, now our prayer is that China will get us our permission to travel fast, fast, fast so we can bring Gracie home! Please also pray along with us for our sweet baby girl's transition. It is often said when referring to "Gotcha Day," which is the day we will physically have her in our arms for the first time, to remember that what will be one of the happiest days of our lives will likely be one of the saddest days of her life. Most likely she will be picked up from her foster home in Tong Gu by one of the orphanage workers early on the morning they bring her to Nanchang to us. I think it is a few hours from Tong Gu to Nanchang and I imagine will be the first time she will be in a vehicle since Tong Gu is a very remote county/city. As far as we know, she has been cared for by the same foster family from the time she was born. It will no doubt be very traumatic for her but we hope that the care package we sent may help with the transition. If she received it then the duplicate bear and photo album we bring will be familiar to her which we hope will help a lot with the attachment and bonding process. Well, I had better get back to packing!!!
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Congratulations Rainsberry family!! I can just imagine the rejoicing at your house right now, how exciting! We will be in the next LOA batch and have also been praying for July travel! The awesome power of prayer, agreement, and the spoken word. Can't wait to see Gracie Mei in your arms!
Cheri
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