Hi...long time no blog.
It still seems so surreal that we're going back to China in 10 days. I'm going with a new team of about 12 of us. This time, however, I'm going back without my mom!! One of the girls that went last year, Megan, who is 16 was also called to go back this summer. So, with a lot of last minute planning and fundraising we have both decided we are going back.
Here's a summed up itinerary of the trip.
I will fly to San Francisco, CA, on Saturday, June 4. I will meet the team there and then we will fly to Vancouver in the morning all together. From there we will continue on to a 12 hour flight to Beijing. We will arrive in Beijing on June 6 at around 4pm local time (4am EST) and stay there for the night. The next day we will fly to Changsha, Hunan, and while we are there we will visit the Butterfly House which is like a foster home in the area. Then we will go on the bullet train (no 5 hour bus ride again, yes!) to Chenzhou. There we will spend 4-5 of our days loving and spending time at the Chenzhou SWI (orphanage). After our time is over in Chenzhou we will head back to Beijing and spend one day at Shepherd's Field, a foster home in Beijing, and a day and a half sight-seeing. Finally, on June 17 (my birthday) :) we will head home and I will arrive back in the states on Friday, June 17, mid-afternoon!
I know this blog is kinda short and not too interesting, but I figured I needed to do at least one before I leave. Keep checking back for more blogs before I leave and especially when I am in China!
Please keep our team in your prayers, as well as the people we will interact with. You can pray for:
-unity of the team
-safety and health
-children, nannies, guides, etc. that we will meet
- & that we will be used to carry out exactly what God has called us to do
Thanks so much for the prayers and support, I love you all!
Elyssa
