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| From Beijing '08 |
The lotus is a symbol of purity in the midst of an unclean world.
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Chung Gwo Jiao!
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| From Beijing '08 |
This is on the Olympic plaza, quite near the Birds Nest Stadium and the Aquatic centre. My flag says "Chung Gwo Jiao!" It translates literally to "China, refuel!" but is used like, "Go China!" The stadium shook with "Chung Gwo Jiao!" when one of their athletes was competing. The shirt says, "Wao aye Chung Gwo" or I love China. The shirts were produced after the Sichuan earthquakes to raise awareness and support for the recovery process.
Back from Beijing
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| From Beijing '08 |
I'm now in Hong Kong, and Joyce and Ava are safely back in New York. We had an AMAZING time.
We had our tickets ripped up just before we stepped onto the plane. Before we totally freaked out they printed new boarding passes, which put us in first class! Hurrah! That came in seriously handy as we waited on the tarmac in Guangzhou, where I'd run a race when I was in high school. There was a typhoon ripping through Hong Kong, so what could we do but enjoy the extra services. We did pray that I could make my performance and screening of Olympic Hero in China: The Eric Liddell Story, and that prayer was answered. I told the audience that night that the Lord clearly had something for them to hear since he calmed the storm just in time.
Here's my China album: Beijing '08
Performances in Shanghai
I was able to perform Beyond the Chariots twice in Shanghai, and during one performance there were 100 more people than we expected. As you can see from the photo, they ran out of chairs and kids sat in front of the first row. It greatly encouraged me in terms of possibilities for the Beijing Olympics.Two articles came out in Shanghai newspapers about the play: The Shanghai Daily (The Flying Scotsman's China days) and The Shanghai Star (Olympic champion inspires one-man play).
To see more photos from China scroll through the January 07 archives.
Human Sculpture in Shanghai
This was a part of a workshop I did in Shanghai, teaching participants sociodrama and enacted prayer.The fastest blog on earth
I'm posting from the fastest train on earth. In actual fact we're not touching the ground. Shanghai's Maglev, as its name suggests, levetates on powerful magnets.Article on Liddell in China Daily
On January 5 there was an article on Eric Liddell in China Daily. It
recaps his decision not to run on a Sunday and goes on to say, "What
fewer people know about Liddell is his connection with China." It
tells how he was born in Tianjin, was schooled in the UK, and then
returned to China in 1925. "He would spend the rest of his days in
China, in Tianjin and then Shaochang near Shanghai, before dying of
illness in a Japanese prison camp in Weifang, Shandong, in 1945.
There is a memorial for him in Weifang, and he is interred at the
Mausoleum for Martyrs in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province."
recaps his decision not to run on a Sunday and goes on to say, "What
fewer people know about Liddell is his connection with China." It
tells how he was born in Tianjin, was schooled in the UK, and then
returned to China in 1925. "He would spend the rest of his days in
China, in Tianjin and then Shaochang near Shanghai, before dying of
illness in a Japanese prison camp in Weifang, Shandong, in 1945.
There is a memorial for him in Weifang, and he is interred at the
Mausoleum for Martyrs in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province."
Qie zi
They're celebrating Jessica's 15th birthday. This afternoon I'm giving them an acting lesson.
Oh, by the way, it's crazy hair day.
Cranes
On top of the world
Okay, now we're directly over the North Pole, but the picture isn't as interesting: It's 5:45 in the afternoon in NYC, 6:45 in the morning in Beijing, and I don't know what time that makes it on the North Pole, but it's dark. No, wait! I see a light. I think it's... Could it be? Yes! I think it's Parka Pete!
That's a character I've done at various kids camps. Pete intends to beam himself to the North Pole but winds up at camp ... dressed for the tundra.
In all seriousness. Joyce and I did take a moment of Hope for the globe from up here. Click "Pray for the World" in the right column to pray for the whole world from wherever you are.
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