We left Hefei today. It was very hard for Anna Brooke. She cried and didn’t want to go. Please continue to lift her up. Six year olds shouldn’t have to feel all that she is experiencing. However, we know it was all part of the Master’s plan.
If there hadn’t been a loss, we wouldn’t be a family. For that , we are thankful!
Shanghai is unreal. There are so many huge buildings. All have their own unique design. Our driver dropped us off at our hotel. We all go in… after quite a while at the desk, Dwain tells us we are at the wrong hotel. There are 2 hotels with the same name. We call the driver, load up and go to “our” hotel AGAIN. When we arrive we know there has been a mistake. This is a Chinese hotel, not a western one. Dwain goes in and finds out it’s only a 2 or 3 star hotel. Not really the place we want to stay with the kids. Dwain gets on the phone with his friend and asks her to find us a nice place! Margaret, his friend get us 2 rooms at The Regent. 
This hotel is unreal! Not quite the Hampton Inn we are use to. Margaret says it would costs $350 per night to walk in and get a room. Thankfully she got us a much better price online. Margaret brought us dinner and we had a nice visit with her. Now we are off to bed!Wednesday, April 25 - Another AWESOME Day!
Good news! We are on China time! Sarah Hope and Jonathan slept until 6 and Anna Brooke made it until 7. Hopefully the days will be easier now. We have had such a fun and special day. We left this morning and went for a little sightseeing. Dwain took us to ride under the river.
The kids loved it,there was music and a laser show. We then went to see the Oriental Pearl Tower. Kim and Anna Brooke went all the way to the top. Dwain and I stayed and went to a coffee shop, the younger 2 were asleep.
Next we met Victoria and her husband works in China. Her family is American. We were able to see some wonderful “projects” they have going on. She took us to a great restaurant in an “ex-pat ghetto”. There we met Carol. Carol and Victoria have organized a group of 25 ex-pats. These ladies go and visit the orphan children that come to the local hospital for surgeries. These are surgeries that Love Without Boundaries provide. These ladies have decorated the babies rooms. They hold and play with them. They also provide food and a much needed break for the ayis. Ok, I have to stop and brag a bit. Dwain and Brad connected these ladies with LWB! Carol and Victoria took us to the hospital to see 14 babies! A team of neurosurgeons from UCLA are there performing life changing surgeries. The girls were quite taken with the babies. However, Benjamin was a family favorite. He was born with fluid on his brain and has an enlarged head. His fingers are also webbed together. Benjamin is so bright and cheerful! Sarah Hope loved him and said she thought he wanted to be in our family! He will be having surgery tomorrow to correct his problem and reshape his head. Please keep him in your thoughts. Our family knew LWB was a great organization. However, it is awesome to see the little lives they are changing! Sarah, know the $ your books are bringing in is going to excellent use!
From there we went to Victoria’s home. Wow!
It’s a beautiful home with a great backyard along the river. The kids LOVED playing with their children, aged 11 and 8. It was nice to see them play. They really haven’t had the chance to do that since we left home. Kim leaves tomorrow. She has been such a blessing to us. We are really going to miss her. Dwain says reality sets in tomorrow! Well, it’s time to go. I’ll close with a quote from Anna Brooke, “Mama, it’s been a really fun day!” Sure is nice to hear her say that after she has had such a tough few days!
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