Clare Is Home and Happy

We are home! When we arrived at the airport, there was a greeting party waiting. Our homecoming was made incredibly special by our dear friends Amy Eldridge (Love Without Boundaries) and her son, T.J. (who also came from Shantou orphanage); Bill, Sue and Claire Bowlby, Theresa Hurt, and Lauren McClain from our Church, St. Francis of Assisi; and our dear friends (who happen to be our neighbors), Angelo, Sandra and Daniela Ventresca, who brought two cars to help us get all of our stuff home. We will post pictures of our airport homecoming, but we weren't the ones taking the pictures, so we will have to get them e-mailed to us so that we can share. God Bless you all for your love and compassion.

Final Images From China

To all our family, friends and well-wishers, we thank you for your love and support during our journey to Clare Isabella JiaQi Loepp. We leave Guangzhou Friday morning at 8:30, with a plane change in Tokyo, then on to Detroit, then home to Oklahoma City, arriving Friday evening at around 5:00 p.m. We gain back the 14 hours we lost when we came, so our Friday will be about 38 hours long. Please pray for us as we fly, pray for our family as Clare leaves her homeland. Our next post will be on Saturday from Oklahoma City. Keep tuning in for updates. God bless.

Faces From the Market

Interesting faces from the Market. We love photographing children and old people.

More Images From the Market

More images of our trip to the Market. Interesting.

The Market Place

This morning our guide took us to the market. The photos above show some of the herbal and food vendors. It was a fun morning as we awaited our trip to the American Consulate to finalize all the paperwork.

Another Shantou Daughter.

This morning we met Andrea Ralph and her new daughter. We have been in Internet contact with Andrea and her family for some time now as her daughter is also from Shantou. We intend to stay in contact with the Ralphs as time passes.

Photos of the Official Photos

Here are photos of the official photos. The family shot is of all the Great Wall families who adopted special needs children.