We made it! The trip here was very difficult. We had many delays. Got into Beijing at 2am, hotel at 3:30, sleep by 5, up at 8:30. We are beat. Mark, our group leader, is wonderful and very easy going but we wish he would hurry things up. He wants to have devotions tonight but hasnt set a time. We just want to go to bed!
We've had some struggles today with smells, food, culture shock and climbing the great wall. Lauren climbed it and got to ride an alpine slide down. She has a great attitude but Im having to encourage her to eat. Remember that nothing smells like food? Good thing we brought lots of snacks.
Last night the group was doing a lot of reminiscing about previous trips but today we're getting to know them--they're really great. We had a good day but we are looking forward to heading to ChaoYang in the morning. Although, we aren't excited about the 5:45 call time.
Thanks for the prayers! We need it! Earlier, the team was talking about some of the kids that we'll meet at the orphanage and it sounds like we will be facing many special needs that will be difficult to see. Pray that we will have soft hearts and strong spirits!
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