Our itinerary

We have finally got our itinerary for in-China. Here's the plan:

Wednesday, July 25: Leave for Beijing (please pray that there will be space available in Business Class for us to make our flight!)

Thursday, July 26: Arrive in Beijing: Stay at the Temple of Heaven Holiday Inn Hotel

Friday, July 27: Meet up with the rest of our travel group (including my father, that's flying on a different flight and airline)

Saturday, July 28: Great Wall, Summer Palace, a jade place, and a pearl place

Sunday, July 29: Tien An Men Square, Forbidden City, an international church service; Leave for Chongqing

Sunday, July 29: Arrive Chongqing, JW Marriot Hotel

Monday, July 30: Grace's Gotcha Day at Civil Affairs Bureau!!!

Tuesday, July 31: Registration at Civil Affairs Bureau

Wednesday, August 1: Shopping

Thursday, August 2: Eling Park

Friday, August 3: A zoo (don't know which one)

Saturday, August 4: Flying Tiger Museum

Sunday, August 5: Sunday Service with our guide

Monday, August 6: Fly to Guangzhou, check into White Swan Hotel

Tuesday, August 7: Take passport photo for Grace; Travel group photo on the infamous red couch

Wednesday, August 8: River Cruise

Thursday, August 9: Swearing in at Consolate; train to Hong Kong;

We're on our own from Hong Kong on. We're going to try to catch a flight to the US on Thursday. Otherwise, we'll spend the night at an airport hotel and try to get back to the US on Friday. Here is where we need extra special prayers! Please pray that once we get to Hong Kong that we'll be able to get on a UAL flight to the US on either Thursday or Friday.

Of course, then we'll return to IN, get our other girls and head back to our home to adjust to being a family of 5!