Saying, “Good-bye”, to Kunming.

It was Jordan’s first time in an airplane and it was as if he knew what we were doing as he peered out the window watching his hometown of Kunming get smaller and smaller. Just a few hours earlier, we quickly got pictures of where another “good-bye” happened. When Jordan was 2 months old, his birth mother made the very difficult decision to abandon Runwen at the Kunming train station. Police found him at the bottom of the entrance of the escalators. We speculate that his birth mother kept him for 2 months because she didn’t want to give him up. Runwen was most likely malnourished because of his cleft lip and the family probably didn’t have enough money for the needed surgery. In China, medical procedures are very expensive. The Chinese pay the full price. By abandoning him (which is illegal), he would go to one of the best orphanages in the country and would receive surgery paid for by the government. Our prayers are with her and the father, realizing the heartbreak they must experience every day. Jordan has become our joy and a gift to us.

With Jordan’s passport to travel, we arrived in Guangzhou really late last night after our flight was delayed 2 hours. And yes, we were “that couple” with “that baby!”
Jordan wanted to run the aisle during landing. Hense, the screaming began! These next few days we will be finalizing Jordan’s visa and immigration to the United States. USCIS required an additional 5 immunization shots. Poor little guy!!!



We miss Malia terribly. Please pray for her while she’s with grandma at auntie and uncles house. Her cousins are keeping her busy. We are counting down the days until we get to see her. 5 more days!

(On another good note, USC beat Ohio today(Sunday here)! We have already taught Jordan the "V" for victory sign.)