This will be from Jin's Papa. I know Adele gave you the news for SUNDAY. It was a thrilling day, 3 years in the making. When he saw us he came running with arms open wide! We sent pictures to him earlier so he would know us when we did meet. How thrilled we were! He has a very sweet spirit, not unlike his brother. He had saved for us pieces of candy from the care package we sent to him several weeks ago. Can you imagine a 4 year old saving candy to give to his parents? He saved a lollipop for Jon Campbell, too! Then, as the Nanny got him ready Sunday to come to us, he asked to save a hard boiled egg from his lunch as a gift for his parents!
Today we spent the morning with notaries and an official signing papers and adding our thumb prints.
Notary, left, and goverment official playing with Jin and his Handy Manny toy during the paperwork process. He is a charmer for sure!
With the paper work finished, we say good bye to Jin's orphange family.
The gentleman holding Jin is the orphange Director often called Papa or Uncle. The lady pictured is an orphange employee who was nanny to Joshua, Jin's best buddy now living in Michigan.
Waitresses are smitten by Jin
Tomorrow and the next few days we will see some sites here while our paperwork is completed. We are at the end/start of the ancient Silk Road, the desert being not far off. The countryside is the bleakest; yet striking I have ever seen with ancient "sandstone" mountains. Lanzhou is much different than Beijing, being so far inland. Lanzhou has little rain yearly so they irrigate daily from the Yellow River. They have planted trees along the mountain sides which don't grow very tall as a result. Your eyes are opened to have vast and diverse the world is just in a short ride from the airport to Lanzhou. We are blessed abundantly! Many people who live in between the airport and the main city are farmers; fruit, wheat and corn. There is also a brick factory in Lanzhou. The ground is so dry it is good for dust storms and making bricks. We also saw holes in the mountains. That is where the farmers rest from the heat and keep their farming tools. As our guide said, “not so rich and cosmopolitan as Beijing.” As one of only a few westerners we have gotten many looks and today were likened to Happy Buddhas! Yeah, flattering!
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