Holding hands with Daddy. We are making progress...precious.
After church, the boys played more Hacky Sack and then we went to lunch at the White Swan Delishop...delicious.
Benjamin loves the fish at the White Swan and actually sat with Daddy awhile...until he saw me.
We just had to take this picture..Ben's Gallery!In the afternoon, Ben and I shopped and Joel and the boys went with the group to a museum. He took lots of pictures so I will allow him to share those details later.
Enjoying dinner at a Cantonese Restaurant as we sit with Abby's family. Can you see her little face beside Zachary? Dinner was really tasty. Notice Ben is still not in a highchair. After a meal, I normally have rice all over me. We are thanking God that he is eating great now!!
Enjoying dinner at a Cantonese Restaurant as we sit with Abby's family. Can you see her little face beside Zachary? Dinner was really tasty. Notice Ben is still not in a highchair. After a meal, I normally have rice all over me. We are thanking God that he is eating great now!!Details of the church service.....
This morning we went as a group to the 11 am Chinese-English service at Christ Church (a sanctioned three-self church) on the island. What this means is that a church "registers" with the government to have a building they call a Christian church. It is illegal to meet in homes but ok to meet in a church building. It appeared that the original building was built in 1865, around our Civil War period. The building had been renovated and was very nice but small. Our group was too large to fit into the tiny church that was packed already. We all sat in the 'overflow' building watching the service on screen. It was an amazing experience. All the times we have been on Shamian Island for our adoptions, we had never visited the church. We sang songs in English (How Beautiful) and Chinese. Actually, we just listened to such a beautiful sound as the local Chinese people sang songs of worship to our Heavenly Father.
The sermon was about being a "watchman" for each other. The Chinese preacher would speak and then someone translated in English. After the sermon, two Chinese people shared their testimonies of how Christ had changed their lives.
Benjamin was a trooper being such a good boy through a 1 1/2 hour service.
The sermon was about being a "watchman" for each other. The Chinese preacher would speak and then someone translated in English. After the sermon, two Chinese people shared their testimonies of how Christ had changed their lives.
Benjamin was a trooper being such a good boy through a 1 1/2 hour service.
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