Agape Fish Fund
  • Home
  • Needs
  • Store
  • Blog
  • About Us
    • How It Works
    • Annual Report
    • Get Involved
    • Testimonials
    • Supporters
    • Contact Us
  • Donate

Mission Trip: LRS Camp 2017 Day 1

8/20/2017

0 Comments

 
This was written by Emily Kam, an Agape Fish high school intern. View the original post.
​We arrived in Lanzhou, lugging our suitcases that were mostly filled with craft supplies, candy, and beanie babies for the children. It was warm, but not humid.

We ate a lunch of Lanzhou’s famous beef noodle soup with the children, then brought everything from the TFish office out to the sidewalk, where we waited for the bus that would take us to camp. 
Picture
​Piling everyone in, we settled down for the 90 minute drive. Dad and Josiah snored so loud I worried that they were disturbing the other campers trying to sleep on the ride.

I tried practicing some Mandarin with Mom on the way to the camp, and succeeded in asking haltingly, “What is your name?” I would practice more later.

The campsite was beautiful, nestled at the foot of the Xinlong mountains. We were separated into three units that were situated next to each other. Each unit was fashioned in the style of an ancient Chinese home called a siheyuan, where a center courtyard is surrounded by three small living spaces. The kids and counselors assembled in one courtyard, and Yun Yun, the Little Red Scarf director, introduced everyone and played a get-to-know-you game. I sat next to a girl who looked like she could be about my age. I was a bit surprised to see how many gray hairs were streaked on her head. The most I had ever gotten were about two or three. Her eyes looked as if she had lived for forty years.
Picture
The walkway at the campsite.
​Afterwards, we ate dinner in the dining hall. I sat with the kids, but I was disappointed that I couldn’t talk to them. We ate family-style, our black chopsticks touching both our mouths and the food on the table. It was a bit on the greasy side and it was mostly vegetables, but it was fairly good and filling.

I hoped that we would be able to better connect with the kids tomorrow.

-Emily
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Donate Now

    Mission Reports

    Read about the life-changing stories on the mission field.

    Archives

    September 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    December 2014

    Categories

    All
    About Agape Fish
    Board Corner
    Burma
    Burma Orphans
    California
    Cambodia
    Cambodia Orphans
    China
    China Women Employment
    Diabetes Nutrition
    Event
    Event Recap
    Field Visit
    Homeless Ministry
    Interesting Article
    Low Income Tutoring
    Meals For Rural Children
    Mid Project Report
    Mission Trips
    Monthly Project Report
    New Project
    Newsletter
    Partner Interview
    Prayer Request
    Press Release
    Project-End Report
    Project Updates
    Taiwan
    Taiwan Laborers
    Taiwan Prison
    Thailand
    Thailand Trafficked Children
    Training
    USA
    Vietnam
    Vietnam Foster Children
    Vietnam Goats
    Vietnam Heart Surgery
    Vietnam Homes
    Vietnam Water Wells
    Volunteer Opportunities
    Year End Report

    RSS Feed

Picture
Picture
© Copyright 2011. All Rights Reserved.
8900 Bolsa Ave Suite A, Westminster, CA 92683 | 650.479.6362 | info@agapefish.org | 501(c)(3) Tax ID: 81-3407033
  • Home
  • Needs
  • Store
  • Blog
  • About Us
    • How It Works
    • Annual Report
    • Get Involved
    • Testimonials
    • Supporters
    • Contact Us
  • Donate