Breakthrough

The morning started with our Faith waking up in a good mood.  She flashed us some smiles before we ate our usual large breakfast at our hotel.  After breakfast, we boarded our bus for the E' Ling Park.  The park is situated at the top of Chongqing and is very beautiful.  Unfortunately, the day was rather overcast and prevented us from seeing the magnificent view. 

After the park, we came back to the hotel and decided to do some exploring.  We walked a few blocks  and noticed the dreadful living conditions endured by many people here.  It was sad to see but we hope the kids learned a valuable lesson.

After eating lunch, we went back to our room.  Faith had been in such a good mood, we decided to sit her on the bed.  Remarkably, she did not get upset at all.  She actually continued to smile and talk a bit.

We then received Faith's Chinese passport.  Her picture on the passport is so cute!!  We are actually sad to think about leaving Chongqing tomorrow morning.  It is truly a wonderful and unique city.  We have enjoyed it much more than we ever expected!

We ate dinner with some friends and the kids (excluding Faith) went ice skating.  The rink was much less crowded than two nights ago.  While Samantha and Noah were skating, Faith was talking a lot and smiling even more.  Christy even got her to laugh out loud several times!!  We feel so incredibly blessed!!! 

Again please keep Faith and the other babies from her orphanage in your prayers as we travel tomorrow.  We are hoping their colds do not cause them any problems as we fly.

Chongqing