We enjoyed going to church one last time with our international friends here. We met in a fancy Chinese Restaurant around tables with chairs decorated like dragons. After the sermon, we spoke together in small groups for ten minutes and then different people in the congregation shared their ideas about the message. I really like the idea of discussing and giving feedback. Several people gave some excellent words which modified and explained more clearly the directive of the sermon.
We also enjoyed the fresh brewed coffee, which is the first we've had in a while. Afterwards, we went with friends from the orphanage to an Italian restaurant. Ironically, Christopher and I realized it was the same restaurant we had gone to when we visited with our friends Carrie and Jacob here in 2010.
In talking over the needs of some of the children, I realized that the training I had gotten many years ago about helping children with disabilities eat may be useful, so I may try to make some videos or find some information for the people here. Maggie is excited to be thinking about her trip here next year and has made some amazing videos of our trip. My pictures are downloaded but not sorted through. Maybe I will have a chance to do that on the flight.
We did one last quick shopping trip. Everyone got a few more bargains to pack into our already full suitcases. I think we'd better head home!
We do have some cravings as we head back to the U.S. Mollie wants cheese (cheese is very hard to find here and we only managed to get one block of Colby jack and two bags of shredded mozzarella the whole trip); Steffi wants Mac & Cheese (we did find two boxes of that and she had it once at a restaurant but for a girl who is used to her daily dose of m&c that wasn't quite enough); Sophie wants Cheese Whiz and Little Caesar's Pizza. I'm looking forward to seeing friends and family and soaking in my mom's pool. Goodbye China. We've had a great trip.
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