Hello Hammond Friends and Family - I talked to Neesie (with Erica in the background) at 7:30 am Hong Kong Time. The adults were awake, but the kids were still sleeping. They are all excited to be headed HOME!!
Yesterday, they had a great time at the botanical gardens. The swearing in ceremony went well. YouYou slept through it at her mom and dad promised that all the documents were true. They took a train to Hong Kong and by the time they got to the hotel they were all exhausted.
Aaron is feeling ok. He just has to be very careful about eating bland foods.
Please continue to pray for them for the next 25 hours. Here are some specific prayer points:
* Safe Travel.
* Aaron to stay strong and well throughout the trip.
* Patience for everyone.
* Comfort for YouYou as she leaves her birth country.
* Rest for everyone.
* Flights to be on time and uneventful.
* Patience and safety for their friends Tommy, Kim, Caleb and Rachel.
* Safe travel for family and friends that are travelling to Birmingham to meet them.
* Friendly TSA Agents and flight attendants.
* All the luggage to make it home on time and undamaged.
* Patience for everyone.
* Safe Travel.
Thank you all for your continued prayers and support!
Melisa
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Thanks for the update. I figured they were probably en route and I was feeling the need for some info. I will see you at the airport tomorrow night then!
ReplyDeleteYa!!! I can not wait to go to the airport and see YouYou!!!! See you guys there!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the update. I know they are so ready to come home. We miss them and cant wait to see Ms. You You in their arms.
ReplyDeletePraying for safe travel.
Love
Connie
Melisa,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update. I woke up this morning praying for their trip. Give YouYou hugs for all of us when you see her!
Love
Joie
This has been such a great journey for us along with you! (and You You :-).
ReplyDeleteNow, we are praying you home, and God will carry your plane, his loving hands underneath!
See you at home!
Mary
AHHH I am so sorry I have missed your trip! I didnt know you were even in China right now! Thats what I get for not checking blogs! We will pray right now for safe journey home and your daughter is gorgeous!!!
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Tina Pierce
Ready to pray them home! How exciting!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad it is time for all the Hammond family to come home. Also, I have had such a wonderful time following their journey with all of you (their friends and family). It is like we all were a little family even though some of us have never met and others of us have known each other for quite some time. I know we will all be happy to see each or their faces when thay are home. There is no place like home! Thanks Melisa for the update.
ReplyDeleteTatum
HOME HOME HOME!!! WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!! I know it'll take a few days to recover from time changes, travel, anxiety, etc but YouYou is going to do FABULOUSLY!! I simply cannot wait to meet her!!!
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Kristi
Yay! We're all so excited! Can't wait to see everyone and meet beautiful little You You! We're praying for y'all! Love y'all!
ReplyDeleteElise
Erica, Aaron, Jackson, Carter and YouYou,
ReplyDeleteGod bless you as you begin your trip home. Travel safe, I'm praying for an uneventful trip home when all are feeling well, able to eat and rest and arrive home ready to begin your life in the US as a family of five.
Love you guys!
Thanks Melisa for the update. Gail and I have been checking the blog for updates. We are currently in Anniston due to Kim being in the hospital. We have Trent with us after taking Cody to school a little while ago. He is ready to go see his mommy, too.
ReplyDeleteAaron, Erica, Neesie and entourage...we continue to pray for each of you and your safe travel back home. What a life-changing experience each of you have had. We trust it gives you all personal memories of relationships with those of other nationalities that you met on the trip and that the children will remember the trip and have an appreciation for their own country as well as that of China. Each of you have been forever changed...including those of us who went with you via the blog.
(There may be a few mistakes in this comment as I have a little man demanding my attention as he waits for his Granna to take a shower. He wants to play Uno as we wait.)
Our love and prayers to all. We can't wait for your safe homecoming!
Eddie
PRAYING PRAYING PRAYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh it's getting close now... I'm so excited that you all are going to be HOME!
ReplyDeletePraying for all of you,
~Laura
In case anyone is up and checking the blog for updates ... the Hammond family is in Alabama! They should be pulling up into their driveway any time now. Clara YouMei is more beautiful than the pictures could show and she wasn't scared of the crazy people screaming cheers of their return! The are all really exhausted, and I'm sure they will hit the beds the second they get home! I want to say a thanks to all the many people who prayed for them and are continually praying for them.
ReplyDeleteNotes on You You: She loves having her picture taken. Her smile lights up her whole face. She's much tinier than I thought she'd be. She likes walking in between people's legs (and it's also very adorable). And she is loved by so many people (and I think she knows that)! Good night to all!
Elise