Our Final (Full) Day in China!!!

 

Now that's what I'm talking about!! This boy has all his papers and is ready for travel..
It's a bitter sweet day for all of us.
We have waited anxiously to get the word we can come home with Luke but as we walked the streets of China on our last day we all felt mixed emotions.
Who knows if the Lord will ever set our path hear again.
We have enjoyed most of our days in China and will miss it..
But,,,It will be a good miss I think.

So the last of our worries was the consulate computers getting locked up and not being able to issue visas,
and the typhoon that was supposed to hit Hong Kong.
You guys prayed us through both.
(sounds like you got the typhoon back in Ky.)

We made one last run to the park today.
We all had a lot of nervous energy while sitting around waiting for Lukes visa.
 It didn't show up till about 4:30

We carved Elizabeths initials in a tree here so she is rooted forever in China.
She tells us that it doesn't matter if we ever come back here again because when she gets married this it where she wants to get her kids:)
Of course so much can change in the years ahead for her. (but I love her heart!)

 

This was the place we had our final meal in China. a Local hole in the wall that we were originally afraid to try but ended up going back again and again.
Best fried rice we ever had, and dumplins and chicken and Chinese hamburgers and oops,,,we tried squid there too. but that was an accident...
The first time we ate there we ordered almost twice as much as we needed but that's what happens when you can only point and make hand gestures....but even then it only cost us all around $10 to eat and drink...
Hmmm,,maybe that's why dad liked it so much :)

So for those of you keeping up, We are supposed to be up at 5 ready for a 3 hour ride to Hong Kong.
Make it through customs, then around a 15 hour flight (a little over) to Chicago (fly out around 11:30 am here on Saturday, Then arrive in Chicago around 2:30pm Saturday....(We gain 13 hours coming home)

Everybody wanted to do the blog tonight but I had to tell the kids they have to wait till we get home...
We need to be in bed early So those of you that want to hear from them again will have to tune in and hear about life at home with there little brother....

Thank you again so much for all the prayers that were sent on the Dunnings behalf.
We feel so unworthy to have friends like you that we can call on in our time of need to lift us up to the Creator of all things.
Without it I don't believe things could have ever went so smoothly ...

We love you all dearly and can't wait to see each and every one of you....
Love ,,,Luke, Hannah, Elizabeth, Andrew, Holly , and Sam
THE DUNNINGS