March 12, Liurong Temple

You shall have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3I am really very tired, but there is so much I want to share, so I'll keep it short and sweet (or try to, anyway). Today we visited the Liurong Temple and climbed most of the 17 flights of stairs. At the 7th level I became fearful of tripping and falling with Kaeleb, so April and I decided to go back down and let Clayton tell us about the view from the top!

Even though we visited the temple as tourists, we were very uncomfortable watching people worship the bronze statues, burn incense and offer fruit, nuts and beautiful flowers. It is very sad to see people who don't realize that one day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

Even though our business here is adoption, our prayer each day is that we would be salt and light. Also, that we would remain alert and sensitive to the opportunities placed before us. There have been many, and I praise the Lord that halfway around the world He would use the three of us.
This is a view of the pagoda within the temple. Amazing!

This is a view from the top.

Wash me (in Chinese)?!? Okay, so you had to be there.

It was 82 today so we spent an hour at the pool. We met a very nice family from Minnesota who are traveling home tomorrow. They shared their adoption testimony with us ~ awesome! The water is cold, but Kambry doesn't mind.

Kaeleb was more reserved but eventually splashed and put his feet in.

The profile of a girl who lights up a room with her smile!

The profile of innocence :)

April's favorite food ~ dumplings! She and Clayton are the Apple Dumpling Gang - dumplings for breakfast, lunch and supper (ewwww).

What could be of interest within these walls???

This is how we sip hot tea while holding a monkey.

Today was another amazing day for all of us. Kaeleb wakes up smiling and looking for Mommy! He loves to hold my hand and walk down the hallway, stopping to tap on every "exit" light and inspect the patterns in the carpet, then after a few minutes he reaches up to me, and I feel so obligated to pick him up ~ ha! (I love it!!!) He is still eating meals on my lap and sleeping in our bed. As for the high chair, he hates being restrained, so we'll work on that once we're home. And I think he just needs the security of having us nearby when he sleeps, so we will continue to help him understand we aren't going anywhere! Kambry continues to be the center of attention in a crowd. Her baby jibberish is turning into real words! We have six more days, and we want to make the most of them, but please know we are ready to go home, regardless of the chaos that awaits! Tomorrow we are climbing a mountain for a view of the city and getting the final fitting at the tailor. We love hearing from you! We read every email and comment ~ thank you! Blessings from Guangzhou, Clayton, Connie, April, Kambry and Kaeleb.