Flying out on December 6th!

It's all really starting to happen now. We have our flight itinerary. We fly out of Fairbanks at 1:30 am on Thursday the 6th. We stop very quickly in Seattle and San Francisco, then it's straight to Beijing. It's a 12 1/2 hour flight, so please remember me in your prayers that day...... I'm not a fan of flying - especially over cold, dark oceans :).

We have been going 100 miles-an-hour trying to get everything ready before Thursday. We have places for the girls to stay during the first week, and my Mom is flying up to stay with the them the 2nd week we're gone. I feel bad because all the flights leaving Fairbanks on the 20th and 21st are full (she needs to be home on the 21st), so she has to leave the morning of the 19th. We come home the evening of the 19th, so she's not going to be able to see Jonathan!!!

These past seven weeks have been incredible. The adoption process up until then took such a long time (we put in our application to adopt in February 2005), but God has expedited every step since we received our referral for Jonathan October 5th. In just 10 days, Scott and I will be holding our son! Talk about the amazing grace of our Father; we are experiencing it first-hand.

For all you prayer warriors out there, please print these specific requests out and pray for them as God brings us to your mind:

Safety for the girls while we're gone. Kaylee's going to be driving alot in the ice up here, and we have never been away from them for so long. Pray Scott and I will not be anxious about their well-being.

Safe travel for us.

That we would remain healthy while in China.

A quick bonding experience with Jonathan. We are already bonded to him, but our little guy doesn't know us yet, and the transition will be challenging for him.

An opportunity to be the light of Jesus every place we go and with every person we meet.

Protection from harm and/or theft.

Safe travel for my Mom.

Blessings on the Baxters and Kolmorgens who are watching the girls.

We love you all!!!