The team along with other Brothers and Sisters climbed the Guilin Mountain from the campus to overlook the campus and the city and to consider all that our Father has done here in the past 15 years.
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Saturday, June 18, 2016
Friday, June 17, 2016
Phone Numbers still to come
Hi Friends and Family,
We still need to get new SIM cards and phone numbers for the team phones. We hope to get them today. Linda and I have a phone that can be used if you need to call before we get the other phone numbers.
Our number is 134 5769 6091
We will have a phone for the girls and one for the guys by today I hope.
Our schedule is up at 6 am, meeting at 7 am, breakfast at 8, and then climb the famous Guilin Mountain at 9 am. After that we will go to the daily market where they sell everything, and I mean everything. ::))
After that we will spend quality time with Gary, Bruce, Jemi, and Lion. There will be a few other students with us but we don't know how many or when. Tomorrow we will be back on campus with one of the Sophomore classes.
Later,
Dave
We still need to get new SIM cards and phone numbers for the team phones. We hope to get them today. Linda and I have a phone that can be used if you need to call before we get the other phone numbers.
Our number is 134 5769 6091
We will have a phone for the girls and one for the guys by today I hope.
Our schedule is up at 6 am, meeting at 7 am, breakfast at 8, and then climb the famous Guilin Mountain at 9 am. After that we will go to the daily market where they sell everything, and I mean everything. ::))
After that we will spend quality time with Gary, Bruce, Jemi, and Lion. There will be a few other students with us but we don't know how many or when. Tomorrow we will be back on campus with one of the Sophomore classes.
Later,
Dave
CARE Team meeting students
We are in China less than 14 hours and we are on campus meeting students. Amazing. We are safe and thankful.
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CARE TEAM arrives in China
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
The first big supper meal.
We have been in China less than 24 hours.
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