morning. Karen and Kathy had a meeting to attend in Beijing. Art stayed
with Kathy and Karen. Bill, Louie, Vicki, Sandi, Elizabeth, Isaac, Brett
and I went on a 4 hour road trip south to Zhao Xian. There is another
orphanage there that Bill, Louie and Isaac had been to before. They did
some work for them last year. We didn't have time to do any work for
them this time, but we did have gifts to deliver. It was rainy most of
the way there. Louie continued being our driver all the way there.
We stopped along the way to eat at a hotpot style restaurant in
Shijiazhuang. As with all the restaurants we've been to here, the food
was plentiful and delicious. Hot pot style involves a ceramic pot of
broth and herbs brought to a boil on a stove in the table. Vegetables
and meat are added and cooked in the stew. In a little while, the
ingredients are ready to eat. as the pot gets low more broth vegetables
and meat are added.
A little while longer back on the road and we arrived in Zhao Xian. As
we drove into the courtyard of the orphanage we were greeted with cheers
from the staff and children. The children were even more excited when
gifts of shoes, baseball caps, toys and toothbrushes were presented.
