Growing Closer to God Daily: U.S. Consulate to get His Visa..or at least try!

Most of you by now have heard that we are still waiting on Oliver's visa. The U.S. Consulate in Washington D.C. is having computer issues and haven't been able to issue any visas or passports since Tuesday. Could someone who knows what they are doing go fix the problem please? Although we are really frustrated, we know that God is completely in charge and we have no control over any of it. We are not the only ones, there are many, many families who are stuck here. So we sit and wait. We decided that if we are going to be stuck in China, then it might as well be here in Guangzhou, one of the best cities in China. Please pray for the situation and mostly for Hannah back home. She is anxiously waiting for us and expecting to see us on Saturday, but that isn't going to happened. We have not told her yet, but will plan to tell her Friday night, so please pray that she takes it the best she can. We know that she is having a great time with everyone she is staying with, but we also know deep in her heart, she misses us tremendously. And we miss her too!

The pictures below are from us at the U.S. Consulate. We were not allowed to take the camera beyond the security point, but we took the oath and promised to never abandoned or abuse Oliver.

This fogginess of this picture shows you how hot and humid it really is here.
I couldn't keep the lens clear to take a picture.

Selfie with the U.S. flag in the background!

Since the White Swan has been closed for a while now, the traditional family pictures on the red couch can not happen anymore, so we take them on the red stairs instead. :) As you can see, Roger decided to buy some Chinese silk too, which in turn guilted me in to buying one too. You should have been with us when we were buying our outfits. Roger struggled to find a shirt that was big enough, but the Chinese store owner was determined to find a shirt that fit. He spent probably an hour in a little store on the island...the little lady was not going to let the business go elsewhere!!! Then when I was trying on dresses, she kept getting me ones that were too tight for my hips. She felt they were fine, but I said, No, too tight. They wear there dresses and skirts tight here. After another 15-20 minutes, we finally found one that I liked and that fit comfortably. The only thing I didn't like was the slit on the side, it was a bit high for my comfort!! :)