Hello CARE Team friends and family,
The flight to Shanghai was delayed and then got in about 1 1/2 hours late, so we had only 30 minutes to catch the flight to Guilin. The airline had two employees who met us, and made us run through the airport, through customs and two security checks. Dave was the last one on the plane and they shut the door behind him as he got on! We were so glad that we got on the flight but really didn't think our luggage would make it on. The amazing thing was that when we got to Guilin, all 14 suitcases were there too.
The team is doing well the first day considering we got to bed at 3 am, 3 pm your time. We got up at 11 am and went to lunch and then an hour bus ride to the new campus at 1:30 pm. We met many new students in their English classes, who we will continue to build friendships with over the next week and a half. Then we had another hour bus back to Guilin at 6 pm. There we had dinner with Gam (our University contact) and one of our closest friends from past trips named Bruce. The rest of the evening was spent with three other friends from past trips, Gary, Jemi, and Lion. It was so good to see our old friends and catch up on what has been happening since we saw them two years ago.
The team is doing well. Everyone is tired tonight after the long journey here and a full day of relationships. The kids are all in bed, but us old people are still up trying to get things set up for tomorrow and we wanted to update the blog, especially for you parents who are wondering how everyone is.
Tomorrow, being Saturday, is a day off from classes. So after our morning meeting at 7, we will have breakfast, and then climb the mountain on campus. From up there, we can view the entire campus, where we traditionally sing some songs and think about all the thousands of students who study there. Remember them with us, especially the new ones we met today and will meet this week. Our 7:00 morning meeting will include our Chinese friends who were mentioned above. It's always a sweet time of fellowship as we meet to read, sing, and talk together.
Love,
Dave and Linda and the China CARE Team
The flight to Shanghai was delayed and then got in about 1 1/2 hours late, so we had only 30 minutes to catch the flight to Guilin. The airline had two employees who met us, and made us run through the airport, through customs and two security checks. Dave was the last one on the plane and they shut the door behind him as he got on! We were so glad that we got on the flight but really didn't think our luggage would make it on. The amazing thing was that when we got to Guilin, all 14 suitcases were there too.
The team is doing well the first day considering we got to bed at 3 am, 3 pm your time. We got up at 11 am and went to lunch and then an hour bus ride to the new campus at 1:30 pm. We met many new students in their English classes, who we will continue to build friendships with over the next week and a half. Then we had another hour bus back to Guilin at 6 pm. There we had dinner with Gam (our University contact) and one of our closest friends from past trips named Bruce. The rest of the evening was spent with three other friends from past trips, Gary, Jemi, and Lion. It was so good to see our old friends and catch up on what has been happening since we saw them two years ago.
The team is doing well. Everyone is tired tonight after the long journey here and a full day of relationships. The kids are all in bed, but us old people are still up trying to get things set up for tomorrow and we wanted to update the blog, especially for you parents who are wondering how everyone is.
Tomorrow, being Saturday, is a day off from classes. So after our morning meeting at 7, we will have breakfast, and then climb the mountain on campus. From up there, we can view the entire campus, where we traditionally sing some songs and think about all the thousands of students who study there. Remember them with us, especially the new ones we met today and will meet this week. Our 7:00 morning meeting will include our Chinese friends who were mentioned above. It's always a sweet time of fellowship as we meet to read, sing, and talk together.
Love,
Dave and Linda and the China CARE Team
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