Where's the script?

Funny things happen all the time and sometimes the unscripted ones are the most memorable. For a year we have pursued Bai Lu and imagined what the gotcha moment was going to be like, but we never expected this. We were to meet her at 2:30 at the civils affairs office, so we were early and showed up about 2:10. We took the elevator to the 5th floor, but when we got there the office was locked because they were opening especially for three families. Carrie mentioned that she had to go to the bathroom since we had 20 minutes to wait. I told her she probably shouldn't since Bai Lu may very well come up the elevator and she might miss the first moment with her. I then said maybe we should just wait on the 4th floor so we can really meet her at the office. I said that if I see the elevator light go off we might want to leave first. As I said this the elevator doors open and out walks a man (who I figure is the civil affairs worker)...followed by a woman I didn't know...followed by a girl in yellow--"Carrie, it's Bai Lu!" So after a year of imagining the scene, we meet her in a room next to the elevator.
This was the same beautiful girl though. She was very reserve as we approached her, tried to get our cameras moving, and trying to grasp the fact that Bai Lu here all at the same time. We hugged her and then sat on the couch outside the civil affairs door trying to get to know her. Our guide Rebecca was marvelous in helping bridge a significant language barrier. We spent about 10 minutes together and then went inside. Carrie, Hannah and I went into one room to fill out papers while Bai Lu went into another to get processed.
When we left Spokane I told our agent Kathy that I was concerned about how much luggage Bai Lu would have. She told me I might be surprised. I was. She came in and carried a lunchbox size bag with a couple of pair of underclothes, two books, and that was all. Her possessions for 12 years consists of things that would fit into my camera case. We also learned that she's never been outside of Dongguan, never swam, never had a family, and has a heart of gold. She is a great addition to our family. She is understandably very quiet and timid about her language, and uses chopsticks a lot better than we do.
She seems to understand what has happened and seems excited about it, but it will be a slow process as her English skills are extremely limited and so are our Mandarin ones. But through all of this, we know that Bai Lu was marked to be in our family and it is good. She and Hannah have done well together (playing games, watching movies, etc). We have quite a journey ahead of us.
Please pray:
the language of love will be understood
her fears will be eased
bonding will happen quickly

Thanks for walking through this with us---it's always a great story.
Steve