FACE OF CHINA

CHINA

I watched them labor for a while. Hard work. But harvest will come.

CHINA, SOUTHERN PROVINCE

China dolls.

They sang for me.

CHINA MUSIC SCHOOL

I must admit I play the accordion. Not a popular instrument any more. In fact, one of my sons gave me a cartoon about accordions.

The cartoon was drawn in two boxes. In the top one a harp player was sitting on a cloud just playing away blissfully.

In the bottom box the player was sitting in the flames of hell playing an accordion frenetically.

Not funny.

The accordion is a great ministry tool in the bush where there is no electricity--honest.

BIG OLE FISH

A trophy fish for this Chinese street vender.

I can still smell it, but I'm sure it made a lot of tasty soup.

"HE'S NOT HEAVY..."

Maybe she's thinking, "He's not heavy, he's my grandson."

This is a lingering image from my first trip into Communist China--before ping-pong diplomacy opened its borders.

Because this grandmother remembered the missionaries' message, this child had a chance to know about Jesus.

America could learn much from the Chinese family's care and nurture of their children.