Category Archives: From Chengdu, China Earthquake

                 Those interested might want to check out my essay, printed today in the Home Forum of the Christian Science Monitor, a well-known international newspaper.                 If you are looking for accompanying pictures, please go to my album list where … Continue reading →

             In China, the country’s 24-hour earthquake coverage is over. No longer do the number of minuscule aftershocks, counting into the thousands, trot across our TV screens. There are no more Chinese reporters excitedly leading cameramen into piles of rubble, … Continue reading →

  "Xiao Hei, Ni Zai Nali?"                The rain last night took its toll on homemade earthquake relief signs, glued to walls and posts around our area.  The paper peeled and curled, the carefully written characters now smeared and … Continue reading →

                 3:30 p.m. today saw the streets, parks and apartment compounds overrun by exuberant gradeschool kids.              While students in China should have been in class at this time, another  warning hit the news:  Strong aftershocks might be coming … Continue reading →

               “How’s Little Flower?” my neighbors asked upon our return today from the vet’s.             “Getting better!” I said cheerfully.  “The vet said maybe one or two more days of treatment.”             The news today for my little dog was positive, … Continue reading →

              Sunday late afternoon was bringing our city of tents to a close.  The city government sent police to chase public park campers away.  The Sichuan University campus was being vacated of everyone sleeping outdoors.   Many fearful residents voluntarily … Continue reading →

               Thursday morning  brings China’s earthquake virtually out of the international news.                                                                                In the States, Sen. Kennedy’s  illness claims headlines.  Internationl reports now turn to poor Myanmar, whose massive relief aid waits entry into a country with … Continue reading →

                Although this website is openly read by anyone, I will just send a private note to those of you who are of the United Methodist Church, with which I am affiliated.             Now that things have calmed … Continue reading →

               Chengdu residents today were quite pleased with themselves.  A pouring, all-night rain  showed their tent purchases, no matter how outrageous the price, proved to be money well-spent. Those who created their own makeshift wonders, stockpiled with comforts of home … Continue reading →