China A 2006

arriving at my second home

Mr. Mikey Monkey chills in the SAC





the three TL amigos: Teresa, me, Darcie [my co]

low ropes with the MA's

it's harder than it looks

David goes up and over

teamwork

Mr. Mikey Monkey inspects the progress

drama training

Darcie teaching drama

missionary arrival night

Mr Mikey Monkey watches from the sidelines

toilet tag

a pose

the Sri Lanka 05 amigos

worship





commissioning service







on the way to the airport

beautiful picture.

yup. this is what 15 hours on a plane does to you.

Ed da man.

Teresa, the sleeping-in-transport master.

David starts ministering before he even hits the ground.

arrival in Hong Kong

preparing for our Bible packing games

"bread."

Eric gets ready to boot it

Becca is ripped.

the Bible packing game

you don't see one of these everyday in Canada.

our project with the church we worked with in Hong Kong, 633.

Becca, Stacie and me with two of our Chinese friends

Mr. Mikey Monkey in Shenzhen after a "bread delivery."

Shenzhen

in front of the border, after our first successful bread delivery. the bags were all full of bread.

probably the cutest picture I took in China. en route to Beijing.

waiting for our train















Mr. Mikey chills on the train

visiting an orphanage in Beijing





















peek...

...a-boo































visiting tianenmen square







Mr Mikey Monkey in tianenmen square







the square









the randomest pack of toilet paper I've ever seen.

boo yeah.

the wall.

...and the reason we'd want to know this is...?

cable car ride up to the wall











we walked just about as far as you can see in this picture.







that's a lot of stairs. my legs cramp just remembering it.

the end of the wall that's been restored.



I made it up the stairs.

so did Mr Mikey Monkey... the freeloader.



the whole team made it, in fact.

trying to send a slinky down all the stairs. it failed miserably.

yeah... a lot of stairs.













took a slide ride down the mountain

English ministry









Jonathan and I with some of our Chinese friends

little girls playing in Beijing



rice fields. that's a lot of rice.

ministry site in Hong Kong



decisions made



















praying for the new believers





more decisions





old men hanging out in the park





Mr Mikey Monkey with bread in our storehouse.

Shenzhen

my MA's and my co in downtown HK

seen at TGI Fridays in HK

downtown HK at night

Mr Mikey Monkey helps me practice for the youth concert.

some of my Chinese friends

the day of the concert... working hard.

all set up and ready to go

uh, yeah.

me and Felix, the Chinese drummer

me and Moses

me and Jessica

me and Shita

downtown HK in the light

the ferry we took across the bay

the tallest building in HK

flashback to 2005

downtown HK

your neck gets sore very easily downtown.



on the way to victoria's peak

the project at the peak





the bay on the other side of the mountain



then the sun came out









party at English camp

my English camp team

nighttime again

took a ride on this boat

the amazing TL's!

Teresa being a drama queen princess

our amazing lady TL's

the English camp participants

me and Everyday. yes, that's his real name.

altar call at the end of English camp



me and nyah

me and joab

saying goodbye to andy [we left him in China]

final MAG time in Garden Valley







yeah.

worship in GV























release

saying goodbye to old friends.