Ok, here is the latest update on our travel plans:
The Canton Trade Fair (in Guanzhou) is the largest trade fair in the world and is held from April 15-30th. During this time, there are no adoption consulate appointments taking place in Guanzhou (our last stop in China before we can come home). As a result, unless our travel approval (notice of consulate appointment) comes in immediately, with a consulate appointment before the trade fair (which really is impossible), there is a good chance that we may have to wait an extra 7 weeks until the end of May to travel. However, our agency just said today that if our travel approval comes quickly enough, with a consulate appointment IMMEDIATELY after the trade fair ends, there is a good chance that we may be able to travel to China on April 24. Since our first week is in Beijing and then Abigail's province of Jiangxi, by the time we arrive in Guanzhou, a week after departing NY, the trade fair will have JUST ended. Of course this will only happen if everything moves like clockwork (no more delays, our travel approval coming in really quickly, etc). Please pray for us that we can travel in April. I know it sounds silly, but waiting an extra 4-7 weeks to travel is very difficult to handle, especially when it isn't due to anything in our control or anything adoption-related, but rather a trade fair. PLEASE JUST KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED FOR US. WE CAN USE ANY AND ALL PRAYERS RIGHT NOW....and April 24 sounds pretty darned good! Thank you!