July 27th Post

China Team Blog 7-27-10
By Erik Burklin

Well, we just finished our first day with the Chinese students at the English Camp in Bazhong. We had a fantastic day which started out with an opening ceremony with school and local government officials during which they played “Janky Doodle Dandy” with a brass band….it was surreal. After that, we tested all the 167 Chinese students in their English proficiency which helps Hua Mei Int. (HMI) divide them into comparable classes. The students were so excited to see us; many have planned to come to this camp for months. After the testing, our team had lunch with the students on the school campus (where the camp is being held). It was fun to start getting to know the kids who we will be ministering to over the next two weeks.

After lunch it was back to our hotel for some rest time. At 3pm we went back to the school campus to prepare for our English lessons and conduct several fun activities with the kids. Then back to the hotel for dinner and then back to the campus one more time for an evening activity, the A-Z scavenger hunt; student had to find items on the school property that started with all the letters of the alphabet...a real blast. We wrapped up with a coupled of songs and then went back to the hotel.

Our team appreciates all your prayers.


Mark adds: If you are so intrigued by the progress of this trip that you would like to read another blog, Chris Funk has found a way to hack through the mainframe of China's block on YouTube, Google, and blogging sites: http://funkgoestochina.wordpress.com/