PRAISES FOR MY LORD

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise Him all ye creatures here below.

Praise Him above ye heavenly host.

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

 

I will start my post today by being totaly honest with you.  Last night when I wrote to our blog, I was fighting back the tears.  I wanted to go home so badly.  The day had been so hard and I was so sick at my stomach.  Marshall was not doing well, and I was thinking very negative thoughts.  After I was finally able to take a quick shower and crawl into bed, I lay there praying that God would touch me.  I didn't sleep for a couple of hours.  The bed was very comfortable and worm and the longer I lay there, the better I began to feel.  I prayed that I would be able to fall asleep and awake refreshed and that Marshall would be touched also.

 

When I awoke and looked at the clock, it was 5 minutes before I was suppose to get up and I felt so very good.  I just couldn't stop thanking God.  Marshall felt better this morning too.  He did have a head ache from being dehydrated, but after drinking a bottle of water, having a shower, and eating an amazing breakfast,  he was completely well.  We had a wonderful day sight seeing in Beijing.  Our A Helping Hand agent, Alison, did a great job taking us around the city.  She is a Christian and a blessing to be around.  I also want to thank God for the other 2 families that we have been placed with on this trip.  They are such true followers of Christ and they are great examples for our family.

It is very interesting to travel on the streets here.  There aren't many rules to follow and everyone hunks their horns as they aggresively dart in and out of traffic.  Thankfully, we have a great driver. 

 

The boys are out and have been for some time now.  They both had a hard time staying awake after we left the Great Wall.  We even skipped supper to let them sleep.  Tomorrow, we eat breakfast at 6am and head to the airport for our daughter's province Sichuan.  We will be staying in Chengdu.  Keep the prayers coming and thanks for the ones you've already prayed.