Leaving - on a jet plane....

Hi Everyone

Well, we leave this Thursday for China. It’s hard to believe the day is finally here and that we will be holding Gracie in just one week. One of you asked me for our itinerary so you could be following our progress and praying for us. I’m including it below in hopes a bunch of you could be praying for us as we travel. (The first part is our “inter-country” itinerary, and last part is our “intra-country” schedule of tours, appointments, etc. You may know this, but just in case: NRT stands for Norita, Japan, BJS is Beijing, and CAN is Guangzhou, China.)

If you’re the praying type…

· Please pray for health and safety as we travel.
· Pray that Gracie will process all the changes, bond with us and become comfortable being part of our family.
· Pray for our boys that God will protect them – and that Joyce and I won’t miss them too much!
· Please pray that my little family will be safely reunited on February 18th.

God has answered so many prayers and is doing so much in Joyce and me – we are blown away. This has been one of the richest times of growth in our lives. We are blessed to be part of a wonderful church family who have loved, supported and encouraged us. Great is the Lord…

You can contact us via email at our home address (as long as all the technological voodoo works like it is supposed to): ajkvalvik@comcast.net . Watch for updates, pictures, etc. on Joyce’s blog at http://www.gracie-girl.blogspot.com/ .

Next time you hear from us, we’ll be a family of six.

We love you
Allen



FLIGHT ITINERARY

01FEB07 Northwest Flight 5 PDX - NRT 1220P - 405P
02FEB07 Northwest Flight 11 NRT - BJS 555P - 910P
18FEB07 Northwest Flight 10 CAN - NRT 830A - 135P
18FEB07 Northwest Flight 6 NRT - PDX 305P - 700A


* Friday, Feb. 2 Arrive in Beijing
Flight: NW 11

* Saturday, Feb 3 Beijing Sight-Seeing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden
City, & Summer Palace (Lunch & Dinner Included)

* Sunday, Feb 4 Church service & Great Wall (Lunch & Beijing Duck
Dinner Included)

* Monday, Feb. 5 Morning Flight to Nanchang
Afternoon - Meet Gracie Joy Yu Kvalvik!!
Civil Affairs Appointment

* Feb. 6- Feb. 9 Paperwork, Sight-seeing, & Shopping

* Saturday, Feb. 10 Afternoon flight to Guangzhou

* Feb. 11- Feb. 13 Fill out Consulate Forms & Medical Exam

* Wednesday, Feb. 14 Consulate Appointment 9:00 am

* Thursday, Feb. 15 Pick up Child’s Visa

* Sunday, Feb. 18 Depart from Guangzhou
Flight: NW 10