PingYu Home of Hope

We had a wonderful surprise this fall, The High School and College kids chipped in and took us and Nathan out to a big picnic at the Yellow River. They do not eat things like sandwiches and potato salad on picnics here. What we had was fresh BBQ fish, freshly made potato chips, hot dogs (okay, so that is like America, but they did that just for us foreigners), many different fruits and vegetables and a few other things. It was such a blessing getting to spend time with these older children, because once they go back to school, they are so busy that we do not get to see them often. This trip was orchestrated by Hank and Holly, 2 of the college age children here, and they did a wonderful job! Below are just some of the pictures we took, there were so many taken that day! Enjoy!

Julie and Hazel preparing some veggies for lunch; Brian and Tim trying to start the fire

Joey working hard to start the second BBQ pit fire; Zak getting some wood ready

Hank cooking up some hot dogs; David displaying the main course

Dennis,John and the driver get the 3rd BBQ pit ready while Tyler watches;Holly and Zak cooking potato chips

All the kids pitching in to get lunch ready; Brian and Hank cooking some hot peppers

Tyler doing some food tasting; Joey and Jim cooking the fish

Joey showing that he is not afraid to get his hands dirty; David with another tasty dish

All of us ready to eat; Linda , Heidi and Gail digging in

Rena giving us all a show; Linda and Heidi really enjoying the food

Brian and Rena are brother & sister..can you tell?;Linda, Julie and Michelle posing under a shade tree after lunch

Dennis has such a big heart for kids, here He’s helping Eli and Tyler have a good time; Rena

Tyler, Eli, Jaxin, Moses and Ruthie lining up for a race; Brian and John showing off a snake skin that they found

Ruthie; Hazel, Gail and Shirley

Hank; Holly and Julie

Ben giving Gail and Tyler a ride on a go-cart; Zak giving Dennis a ride

Joey zipping around the track; Jim and Julie going for a spin around the track

Gail & Ruthie, Rena & Eli, Michelle & Tyler, Julie & Moses all trying to get whiplash

After we ate lunch, everyone joined in with different activities like throwing a football around, playing Frisbee, kicking a soccer ball around, and playing a game that is a mixture between “tag” and “duck duck goose”. After all of the games were over, we decided to go to a near by park to spend the rest of the afternoon. The park is full of many different activities,such as riding go-carts, playing pool, and a few mini-roller coaster rides for the kids. Unfortunately, the batteries died in our camera so we could not take more picture to show you. We had a really good time and hope that you can experience a little of the fun we had by looking at these pictures.