Monthly Archives: May 2008

This was our last stop of the day – described a few posts earlier.  We were directed to this village by the local leader – the man in the green jacket in the picture below.  He begged us to follow … Continue reading →

  This is just one of the maps found on the USGS website.  It still blows my mind that Chengdu suffered such little damage despite being so close to the epicenter.  The area that we visited on Saturday was near … Continue reading →

This morning, some foreign and national staff loaded vehicles with water, food and other necessities and headed north to Mianzhu.  Mianzhu is the hometown of a few of our national staff, and suffered quite a bit of damage, especially in … Continue reading →

The pictures here are descriptive and sad.  We have been on these roads before.  Our middle school students returned from a trip to an area near the epicenter  less than 36 hours before the quake. EastSouthWestNorth: The Sichuan Earthquake

I saw this graphic today, which effectively what I said in the last post about the effects of the main earthquake.  Here’s where it came from. We went back to school today; some 20% of our students, especially our younger … Continue reading →

We’re coming on 48 hours after the earthquake, and many more things are becoming clear. First, we were very fortunate.  The epicenter of the quake was 41.5 miles away from us; considering a magnitude of 7.9, it is surprising that … Continue reading →

Sarah and I all for having new experiences here in China; being in my first earthquake was not an experience either of us expected.  The basic facts are that at about 2:30 this afternoon the school began to shake – … Continue reading →

Tonight was the night Steven Curtis Chapman was supposed to grace our Chinese city with a concert.  Yep, I said supposed to: it didn’t work out.  While the other cities were still able to arrange a concert, our city’s western … Continue reading →

In the midst of packing and planning for our final trek from China to America (at least for the foreseeable future), Sarah and I decided to take a couple of days away from Chengdu.  So on Tuesday we hopped on … Continue reading →