We are in Xi'an

We arrived this morning on the overnight train.  Our soft sleeper car was very comfortable and Glenn, Ryan and Jake slept well.  We are still very jet lagged but slept for about 5 hours this afternoon.  We will go out to the worksite (about 10 minutes away we think) in the morning.

It is pretty chaotic here - Amanda has 4 apartments FILLED with babies from about 6 weeks to 2 years old.  The volunteer apartment has the youngest babies - 5 or 6 of them - until 7pm when the night time nannies come on duty. 

One hardly ever stops crying.  The rest need to be held alot.

We are trying to get settled. You can not drink even a drop of water without boiling it. The bathroom is pretty funky although there is a western-style toliet.  Our bed is huge and will likely sleep ALL of us....It is a little cold and there is no heat. We are definitely out of our comfort zone.

Please pray for all of us.  I know once we get our bearings, enough sleep, some dinner (which is not Chinese food), all will be well.

Got to run - I am in the middle of everything.