(Ed. note: We’re posting about 1-2 days late, but here’s Lisa’s version of Thursday, Feb 28. We’re posting this on Saturday Mar 1, Shanghai time)
We woke up pretty early for being so tired. It was before 7am. The hotel rooms here only allow/hold 3 people (can you guess why?) so the kids are taking turns [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 29, 2008
First day in China
February 28, 2008
Our Itinerary (and travelogue)
Here’s our path through China. (I actually have a spreadsheet created with hotel, air, ground transfers and hour by hour activities, but I won’t share that so that the inevitable pejorative naysayers won’t have ammo. Now is he serious? or is he joking?)
All dates local time
Feb 26: Left PDX midday
Feb 27: Arrived Shanghai 11PM
Feb 28, [...]
February 28, 2008
We Made It!
We left Portland around noon on Tuesday (thanks Michelle for taking us to the airport!). Finally made it to our hotel room here in Shanghai at about 7am Wednesday Pacific time (11PM Wed, China time). So we traveled all day and all night. It was about 11pm here, so we just unpacked a little, showered [...]
February 25, 2008
The day before
(This is Lisa’s blog and I promise, she’ll start posting soon. We’re trying to figure out what we’re doing here so I’ve been active in posting a few things and testing out the knobs before we hit the road)
It’s Monday afternoon and at this time tomorrow we’ll be on our way to China. This is [...]
February 22, 2008
Alternative Terminology Needed: “Ask Jesus into my heart”
THIS POST ALSO RECYCLED FROM FACEBOOK: Originally posted Sept 21, 2007
As a Christian are you still defining your salvation on your own terms, as your own decision, your own accepted rules to live by? Friend accept the wonderful blessing of election, place you whole self, who you are and why you exist in God’s hands, [...]