Day 1 Beijing: Meeting Day

Dear Friends:   We have had a great start to our trip.  Last night we met Helen Ling for the first time.  She has a very sweet personality.  She lives in a wonderful foster home that has cared for her very well the last five years.   We spent time looking at pictures on the computer.  She is happy she is going to be in a big family.  She kept counting 3 big brothers, san ge ge ge, 1 big sister, yi ge jie jie, and 3 little sisters, san ge mi mi .  Then she would get a big smile on her face. She and Molli are obviously the same age.  She loves animals.  One of her first questions was if we had a dog or a cat.  Then she wanted to know if they were allowed to sleep in her room.  Ughh.  If you know me, you know I hate animals in the beds.  Her English is very good.   Today we get on the bullet train with twice as much luggage as we are allowed.  I expect we will be sitting on it.  We are also taking a baby from the Children's Home here back to Taiyuan.  We may hang out in the Children's Home tonight and play with the kids.  We are really looking forward to joining Hudson Community Chapel via online worship tonight.  I packed the computer speakers so we can fill our room with praise.  Hopefully it will not be blocked.   Biology class, please write and tell me about your field trip.  6th graders I hope you enjoy your papermaking with Mrs. Kibler.  I will miss you.   Chris and Danielle:  We miss you both.  We looked at pics of you last night.