Excited Thoughts!

Booked tickets today for a trip to China beginning Oct 1, 2007. I cannot believe it is actually in the works and we are going with wonderful friends. God wonderfully connected us a little over a year ago to a new friend in China, actually she is an old friend of one the ladies we are traveling with. Anyway she teaches English in Beijing and we will be visiting her in her fine city for 12 days. The best news is we get to fly out of Eugene...no overnight in Portland in a Hotel the night before departure. I looked up tours of The Great Wall, it is very convenient out of Beijing and only about $20. I do not know what all awaits us but I know the ONE who does and feel this is the beginning of something....what does something look like? I don't have a clue; I just feel a strange anticipation. It is exciting to see God fulfill HIS word over my life...HE spoke to my mother 48 years ago about my going to China! Isn't HIS faithfulness awesome? Tomorrow is a day of work as we go to the Salem area to help clean out "the barn" at "the farm". My joy will be seeing the three grandchildren who belong to daugher #1. More later. God spoke to Popa and I and said to "feed on HIS faithfulness"....so far it tastes exquisite. Nona