Hi Everyone! Robin asked that I post to their blog as they are having trouble posting to it while in China. They do have a Caring Bridge site set up and she asked that I provide the information to everyone so that you can follow along on their journey. The site is www.caringbridge.org and then type in "kristizihan" - I believe you leave out the quotation marks. If anyone has any troubles, you can email be privately at drothx2@msn.com and I'll try to walk you through the process or send a direct link.
Thanks!
Denise Roth
(Robin's Good Friend)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
WE'RE GOING TO CHINA!!!!!!!!!!
We got the news at 9:26 p.m. tonight from the US Consulate in Guangzhou telling us that we may travel to China. We leave this Friday the 8th for Guangzhou and will arrive on Saturday evening late. On Sunday we will fly to Nanjing and on Monday we will meet Kristi Zi Han! We are so thrilled and so thankful! God seems to delight in making our lives interesting and suspenseful and loves to surprise us. We are almost packed and our tickets are booked (I made the reservations today just in case). Keira is very excited and at bedtime tonight I was telling her how our trip will be quite the adventure and that when we first meet Kristi Zi Han she might not be too happy and might cry a lot and Keira said pretend you're sister and she took her finger and pointed at herself, then she drew a big heart in the air and then she pointed to me (sister). So sweet. We'll try to post as much as possible here and at www.caringbridge.org under "kristizihan" if we are not able to use blogspot.com. Please keep us in your prayers as we travel and Kristi Zi Han as the only life she has known is about to change forever.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Faithful Traveler
Yes, the time is correct. It's very late but I am not sleepy so I decided to read and this is what the page opened to - "The Lord only builds a bridge of faith directly under the feet of the faithful traveler. He never builds the bridge a few steps ahead, for then it would not be one of faith." We Live By Faith Not By Sight 2 Cor. 5:7 from Streams in the Desert by L.B. Cowman
How comforting this is to me as we await word if we will be issued a consulate appointment and travel to China this week. This Friday, August 8, is the last day that we could possibly travel in order to complete our adoption prior to our travel authorization (TA) from China expiring on August 20th. The U.S. State Department is still trying to work out a solution for us transition families who were issued a TA from China but are processed under the new Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention protocol requiring an article 23 instead of a TA. We have contacted Senators, the US State Department and anyone who could possibly help us influence them to quickly resolve this issue or issue a special exception but as of tonight there is no resolution. If the issue is not resolved and no exception is granted we will then have to request a new TA from China prior to its expiration and hope that they will issue a new one in a timely manner. It has been a very trying and frustrating experience but at the same time we are so thankful and overwhelmed by all the support and help offered to us during this time. It has been amazing!
In the meantime, we have received the most wonderful gift to keep us focused and encouraged - firsthand news of Kristi Zi Han and new pictures and a video! We are forever greatful to you Scott and Shania and Hilary!
How comforting this is to me as we await word if we will be issued a consulate appointment and travel to China this week. This Friday, August 8, is the last day that we could possibly travel in order to complete our adoption prior to our travel authorization (TA) from China expiring on August 20th. The U.S. State Department is still trying to work out a solution for us transition families who were issued a TA from China but are processed under the new Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention protocol requiring an article 23 instead of a TA. We have contacted Senators, the US State Department and anyone who could possibly help us influence them to quickly resolve this issue or issue a special exception but as of tonight there is no resolution. If the issue is not resolved and no exception is granted we will then have to request a new TA from China prior to its expiration and hope that they will issue a new one in a timely manner. It has been a very trying and frustrating experience but at the same time we are so thankful and overwhelmed by all the support and help offered to us during this time. It has been amazing!
In the meantime, we have received the most wonderful gift to keep us focused and encouraged - firsthand news of Kristi Zi Han and new pictures and a video! We are forever greatful to you Scott and Shania and Hilary!
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