Gotcha Day - 3 Hours and Counting...

We just arrived in Nanchang and were wisked away to our hotel. We are waiting for our bags to come to our room. They are going to take all the bags to every room and let you pick them, seems kind of strange... We will see our little girl in 3 hours. We have to meet with the group at 3 pm to have a 1-1/2 hour meeting about things to expect and gain an understanding of the differences between how Americans take care of their baby's and how Chinese people take care of their babies. Did you know they begin potty training at 15 days old... that's gotta be a messy process. I'm hoping it's gone well.
We arrived in Nanchang to find God had blessed us once again with rain. It seems that every major event in our life God has brought unexpected rain. Maybe it's to match the tears on Tricia's cheeks.
I have been to a lot of places in the world and I have never seen people on the road as crazy as they are here. The lanes and traffic signals are merely a suggestion. Even the big double yellow line in the middle of the road is there as a suggestion. It just appears that they honk a little longer when you cross it. I have to say though that the people in the cars are not half as crazy as the pedestrians and the bicycleists. These people are just plane out of their minds.
What we have seen of Nanchang so far is amazing. It is very foggy and wet right now and difficult to see. Our tour guide says that Nanchang is 90-95% farmers and very poor compared to Hong Kong where we just came from. Nanchang is not a tourist destination and many of the locals have never seen westerners. She says we will draw crowds. We have our window open and we can hear the city and all its life. Someone has just lit off a whole string of firecrackers like you see in the movies, this is sureal. It's amazing how we can be 1/2 way around the world and things can sound the same from above and yet so different. The smells and sounds all seem to blend together. I wonder if God sees, hears, and smells the same things all blended together or is each sight, sound, and smell distinct and just as amazing. We are truly blessed to be here and experiencing all that we are. We owe so much to so many of you that I can't even begin to thank you enough.
Thank you for your prayers and comments. I can't wait to share more when we get home. We'll keep you posted as the day progresses. We hope to post pictures tonight... we'll see how the first day of transition goes.
Love you all. God Bless - Jeff
P.S.: Could you please sign your responses, they all come as anonymous and it is sometimes difficult to tell who the comments are from, thanks.
P.P.S.: Mom, Dad and the Kids where are you? We have not heard from you in over 2 days. Hope all is well.