Hello All,

We have made it to China safely and are doing well. Sorry, we didn't post yesterday, but tiredness was the name of the game. We are in Beijing and today we had the priviledge of climbing the Great Wall of China. Samuel was none too thrilled with it, but after some tears and coaxing we were able to get him to the top of the mountain. He seems really proud of himself now (but all he really wants to do is swim in the hotel pool).

What an amazing feeling to walk the Wall. To see something you have heard and studied about for years. It really is amazing and I can't believe the muscle and ingenuity that it took to build it. I think we may have climbed about a million stairs today and will feel every muscle in our legs tomorrow, but it is good.

There is one other Swedish couple here with us. They are going to another province to pick up their two year old son...whom they will also name David. Funny! I think about our David constantly. I am trying to soak up as much culture as I can and always love seeing a new part of the world. We will be with David and two days and the emotions are coming faster and easier than before. Let's pray that I am not a blubbering idiot when we meet. Then he really will think I am terrifying. We know the Lord has brought us here for this reason and we are more than blessed already.

Tomorrow we will see the Forbidden City and Tianamen Square. Then Sunday we will fly to Urumqi to meet David on Monday. Andreas' parents are having a great time and soaking it all in also. We are thankful to have them here with us.

We cannot seem to get to our blog ourselves so Andreas' brother Johan is helping us post this. We will try one picture of the fam, but don't know if that will work or not. Thanks Johan for the help.

We will write more in a day or two. Please continue to pray for our journey with us.

Blessings
Laurie