Passports Gone a Missing in China!!

Here's part of a post we received from Grandma Rena:

....we then headed back to go the the acrobatic show...as we were driving I went to get my purse out of my backpack - It was not there! Major panic - although there wasn't too much money in it it did contain our passports and the list of email addresses Liz had so kindly prepared for us - Liz I am so sorry! This was when we found out just how kind and helpful our guide and driver are! First they assured us that everything would work out and they would be with us through the full process. We turned around and went back to the Temple of Heaven grounds on which the police station was located. We made our report and then one of the officers drove all four of us downtown to the police headquarters to complete more reports. By then it was about 10 o'clock so we went back to the hotel. They picked us up at 9 this morning, taking us to the American Embassy where we were able to obtain a temporary passport (normally this could have taken a week, but knowing our circumstances and that we are to leave this Saturday they gave us emergency treatment)....we still had more steps because in order to leave China we must have our Chinese Visa.....our guide, driver and their company went out of their way as it normally is a 5-7 day process which of course would really mess up our plans.....I tell you our guide is like a tiger - we're going to adopt her! She absolutely would not give up when we were originally turned down for speedy treatment - she got someone to agree to issue a Visa tomorrow! If this comes true or not, she had done everything possible to see that it happens....She is someone we will never forget! Well, we've managed to come up with a unique travel experience = how many travelers have been to the American Embassy here or seen the inside of a Beijing police station or the Ministry of Visas!!! This has in no way spoiled our trip, and only made us love the Chinese people even more. Everyone is so open, friendly and helpful. It's been a marvelous trip so far and we can't wait for our next adventure! (by the way Dave now will not let me touch anything important!!