Our TA has left China and is on it's way to the US!!! Expected arrival at our agency in California is Monday afternoon. Finally, after our delay, some good news!
On a personal note......After we found out about our delay, I kept telling myself "It's God's timing, it's God's timing". I just wish I would have really trusted Him instead of letting the situation upset me. We now know why He allowed our delay. Had we gotten our TA last week, we would have requested the 11th as a CA date, meaning we would have left on July 30th. My LOA friend, Nicole, did just that. Then she spent the next 3 days on the phone non-stop trying to find plane tickets, with very little sleep and a lot of stress! I'm so happy it worked out for her (yea Nic!!), but had that been us, after a terrible week, we would have had to change our CA date. You see, in August all the China students that study in the US, start heading this way. This leaves limited seats on flights and very high prices. I found out how bad it was through Nicole's experience. Then on Friday I talked to 2 travel agencies, looked at flights, and we made the decision to request a CA on 8/24. This means we will leave on Friday 8/13, meet Lily on Monday 8/16, and return on either Friday 8/27 or Sat 8/28. This is the first week that prices start to drop. Although this is later than expected, it will be best for our family. Also, now Alex can start kindergarten with his friends, and go to his back-to-school picnic.
These dates still have to be confirmed next week once our TA arrives, but there shouldn't be a problem with our request.
We've seen God's hand in this process since the beginning and he's continuing to guide us as we get close to meeting our little girl. We are so thankful!
Debbie
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Awesome news!! It's getting closer and closer! And isn't it great when you can see the "why" in how God does things... It's an encouragement to all of us who are waiting on Him!
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