Back to the Great Wall...

We never anticipated returning to The Great Wall; we were there in March of 2006. But we are drawn to it again... This time we went to a different section of the Wall. We aproached it in a completely different way... we took a chair lift (the kind used at ski resorts) up to the top of the Great Wall. We walked around and as soon as we got off the chair lift I started filming and tripped on the stairs, fell and broke my camera. I'm ok, just a little scratched up toe is all, but now when I need to take a picture I have to squeeze my camera together with one hand and try and operate it with the remaining hand. Zooming is a little difficult. We are going to look for a new camera. We got a few shots, but boy what a time to have technical difficulties!
The best part was our return down the mountain, we rode little tobogans down a metal flume. It had a brake for slowing yourself down and it only went forward when you pushed the brake handle forward. I filmed it all the way down! Such excitement!!!It was GREAT fun!!! I REALLY wanted to do this but I didn't think we would get the chance. This trip was impromtu. The H's had a trip planned to another foster home for older children near the Great Wall and when we heard the were going to this place as well, we were all in!
I saw pictures on Steven Curtis Chapman's blog that he and his family went down this tobogan run and I wanted to do it ever since.
I spent my morning meeting with the director of the foster home we are staying in. I learned a lot about their ministry and discussed my involvement in the future and how to best help them. It was a very useful time for me. Our little one spent the morning helping with the toddlers in the preschool time. She loved it. The H girls spent time playing with the orphans helping the Nannies to care for the babies.
Have to go to dinner... more later...