We're packed and ready to go this afternoon! One extra suitcase is packed with crafts to do with the children, plus gifts for them, caretakers at the orphanages, and the directors.
Our itinerary briefly is this: SFO to Vancouver Canada tomorrow morning (early!) and then acrross to Beijing. Three days in Beijing sightseeing and visiting Nest of Hope on Tuesday. Then south by train to the province of Henan where we will once again visit the Home of Hope in Gongyi. Then a visit is planned to the other two Homes of Hope in other towns nearby, probably by bus. Then after 3 weeks we'll be heading back up to Beijing and back to the States.
Meanwhile we will post to this blog to let you folks know with photos and notes where we are and how things are going. Thank you to everyone who stopped by and prayed with us and those of you who will continue to pray. It's soooo appreciated!
Love to all of you,
The Sockols--Cindy, Jay, and Alyssa
