Yantai Thanksgiving

View of the city of Yantai

Hudson Taylor's church in Yantai where he did some of his ministry.

We had a joyous Thanksgiving in Yantai (known among our students as the hometown of apples). Yantai is a seaside city in our province (Shandong), but it was a nine-hour train ride there, and an eight-hour bus ride back to Qufu. It was a lot of travel for a weekend, but it was absolutely worth the trip to be with fellow Americans for a Thanksgiving feast.

What am I thankful for this year? Well, my students told me they are thankful for their families, friends, and Harry Potter. And I told my classes, in all honesty, that I am thankful for them. There are a lot of difficult things about living in a culture that is not my own, but what I enjoy the most about being in China is the loving students we are blessed to teach each week.