Journey continues....

This is Gary and I after a week sleeping in hot hotels, no sleep, taking on teenage son..etc
LOL!
Panda bears in love at the Safari Park..



Jenny came to our Hotel in Tianjin.
Great to see her and to finally meet Jenny and
her family.
Jenny is the sweet lady who took Chet
his package that we sent for him to know that he
has a family. We are so thankful for her for doing this
for us and for our son.
Thank you Jenny... we love you!



We went to Safari Park on April 24. This is Chet sitting back taking everything in while us slow eating Americans finish eating. We believe we will enter Chet in the fast eating contest. Thought my brother, Micheal, ate fast... not anymore, Chet can put away some food in no time.
We love this picture of Chet.



Offically CHET LEE FINK



Zhen Sen is officially Chet Lee Fink

 
 

 Civil Affairs office where the
adoption was made final.

Pictures taken as we shop. Chet does not like shopping just like his parents!



Gary making dumplings, Chet is overseeing... Making sure his dad learns right because Chet LOVES dumplings!!

Great Wall of China.....
Raining day but still enjoyed
visiting the Great Wall of China.



We have discovered these few days that our son is going to eat us out of the house and he is FULL of energy. We already know that he is a leader. He is a intelligent young man. He likes to serve, has a kind and loving heart. He is eager to learn and a fast learner. 

Thank you for sharing this journey with us....We are excited to watch God unfold his plan for us and Chet!  

This is the day that the Lord has made...

Our prayer this morning was for God to bless the day, for the process to go smoothly, for us to have fun together. God answered our prayer.... we are so blessed to have Chet in our lives. Enjoy these pictures ....

Chet slept on the top bunk

                                                        Exchanging QQ address with his other Deaf Friend

 

                                                             

Chet not believing that his mom can take him on the court. LOL

We Have Chet!!

No we not foreigners LOL

Gary does not stand out in the crowd, does he?

Temperature we thought felt good, so Gary thought he would wear shorts. When Leo first met us, he said, "you are going to be cold."

Everyone had coats, dressed for our winter, WOW! It felt good to us. But guess who stood out at the train station.

ENJOYING... PIZZA HUT with Leo, our guide!

Sorry Pizza Hut at home... But Pizza Hut in China better.

Guide to inform Children's Welfare Institute

In Tianjin now... exchanged money, ate lunch at PIZZA HUT... went to supermarket to buy drinks and few snacks. WARNING.... do not drink coke from refrigerator in hotel room. 12 ounce can of coke from refrigerator in hotel cost $7...WOW! Around 3pm, we were headed back to hotel to chill and prepare for big day on Monday, getting our son. We asked the guide what is he doing rest of day, resting? He said, "No, going to call Welfare Insitiute to tell them Zhen Sen's family is here and that we will leave the hotel at 9am Monday to head to the Welfare Institute." So around 330pm, Zhen Sen, Chet, knows his family is here for him.

God continues to show us this is His plan... Tonight around 9pm, we turned the TV on HBO. Blind Side was on in ENGLISH. Of all movies, Blind Side, about adopting someone who needed a family to love him.

Stay tuned for MONDAY.... as soon as we can get pictures posted on the blog we will...

Thank you all for the many prayers. Monday is going to be emotional day for Chet, us, his friends at home and all involved.

WE LOVE YOU.... and Praising God for WHO HE IS!

HEADING TO BRING CHET HOME!!!!!

We received our Provisional Approval on Jan 27, 2011, NVC Letter was submitted on Feb 17, Article 5 picked up on March 5th..........TRAVEL APPROVAL on March 21


RIGHT NOW sitting in Chicago airport boarding in 15 min to head to Beijing......

God has been and is AMAZING!

PRAY FOR US AS WE JOURNEY ON....

We are excited to meet Chet and bring him home!!!!