What an amazing day! We left for the Beijing airport at 6am and arrived in Guiyang, Guizhou around 11:30am. Our guide met us along with 2 other families we are traveling with to take us to the hotel and meet our children at 2pm.
The moment we had been waiting for and prayed about so long had arrived. We went up several floors to the Civil Affairs office. When we walked into the office there were about 7 children with foster families or orphanage nannies waiting for us. We spotted her and the tears of joy began to flow.
For the next 15 minutes or so we tried to bond with her as she sat on her foster mothers lap. Her foster sister looked on. An interpretor helped us speak with her foster mother about her habits and schedule. Her mom even brought us new pictures of her and gave us her email so we could send her pictures as she grew.
The hardest part of the day was seeing her mother, who had cared for Joyah for 16 months, have to give her to us and say goodbye. We will be forever grateful for her love and care forJoyah.
From the moment she was placed in our arms to 5 hours later now, she has not cried. God prepared her heart for us. She has laughed, smiled , played and slept in my arms. We could not have asked for a more perfect day. God is so good!
I will post pics shortly!
Praise God!!
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