Medical Travel Appointment

Today we headed off with 6 other families and their children (most had at least 2 kids with them) for the GuangZhou Travel Clinic.  Davina had to go through several stations including a general body check, vital signs, height/weight, eye exam, and ENT exam.  She also got 3 shots which she took very bravely.

While we were there we learned that Davina does NOT have TB and so is cleared to travel!  The test she had took 6-8 weeks for incubation but no one could ever tell us when the test would be read.  If it had come back positive, she could not have traveled without a special visa.  Anyway, I won't bore you with the details about that because we don't need it!  There was a risk that we would have had to stay in the country longer if she had tested positive, but now we know we are on track to leave on schedule.  That is a huge answer to prayer!

The clinic was hot, noisy, and crowded.  In our travel group there were approximately 30 people and we weren't the only group working through these stations and sitting around waiting.  One fun note: I got Savanna to take a photo of a squattie pottie.  Taking that photo is the closest either of us hopes we will ever get to one of them!  So far we have been able to avoid them :)

In the afternoon, I filled out more paperwork while the others just relaxed in the room.  Later, Savanna and I walked to the store with another family to help them buy a translator for their son.  We also bought some snacks, because of course the same store that has high end tech devices also has seaweed flavored chips.

For dinner we went back to the Chinese restaurant, although Todd told Davina "no frog."  She really giggled about that!  We got different dishes this time and they were all very yummy.  I seem to struggle the most with the chopsticks, but at least I am providing my family with meal time entertainment

Davina is working very hard on her Englush.  Words cannot describe how sweet and fun she is.  She has a great sense if humor.  She really loves her daddy and is going to miss hm a lot when he and Savanna leave.  She told him that we would hurry and come hme, too.  My thoughts exactly!

"Children are a heritage from The Lord,  offspring a reward from Him". Psalm 127:3