Wade's Beijing adventures continue

We were up and about early to get ready for church this morning. We took a 40 minute drive to the Beijing International Christian Fellowship. There were two services at 9:30. Rich took Wade to the Mandarin fellowship and the kids and I went to the English service. It was of course Wade's first church service. We wish we could have been together at worship, but we thought it would be nice for him to have his first service be in his language. He said the service was solemn but the music was beautiful. What might he be thinking? After church we went to the Hard Rock Cafe for lunch. I think we were the first ones there for lunch. They offered another one of Wade's favorites - chicken wings. And he got a big side order of fries. The boys enjoyed going around and looking at all of the electric guitars signed by music artists. I am surprised that they know who some of these guys are since they must be ancient (they were popular when I was in High School). The meal was great and afterward we headed to the Science and Technology Museum (at Wade's request) and met our guide Jenny.

Lance didn't hesitate to try out this space contraption but Wade wasn't the least bit interested. I think he is a bit overwhelmed and just taking a lot of stuff in. He skipped from one exhibit to another, just trying things out for a minute or two. He was interested in the exhibits that required you to use a computer and were interactive. He was not at all interested in in stopping to read about things. I was a bit surprised by this museum. Supposedly, it is fairly new and right down the street from the Bird's Nest. There were so many interactive exhibits that were out of order or closed. What is that about? It was a busy day to be there for Chinese families, yet so much of it was not working. Shanghai's beats this one hands down.

One of our favorite stops was our trip to mars on a rocket ship in the three D motion theater. Wade asked our guide if it was dangerous. Again, you don't know what is going through is little mind. He didn't appear scared though. The trip lasted 5 minutes - wow what technology can do today!! On a side note, I had the guide ask Wade whether he had ridden in an elevator before Friday. He said that he had only been on an escalator. Imagine the things we take for granted.

This is a neat time for us, realizing that each day in itself is a simple gift from God. No need to "look forward", or wonder what will happen next. Just appreciate what we have, and the blessing that each day brings. See you tomorrow!