PingYu Home of Hope

When Michelle and I moved to Pingyu to open the Home of Hope back in 2010, we no way in the world could have planned on how blessed our lives would be. People would over and over again ask why we would leave America and all it’s riches, to live in a small unknown town […]

This is our 1st family photo at our new location, and our first time taking a family photo that’s not in front of our peach tree since 2011. We wanted our only tree in the background but that involved us all looking into the sun…which just so happen to be extra bright that day! Michelle […]

We have lived in our new place for 4 months now and are still trying to get comfortable. We had a family meeting with all our children and asked them “highs and lows” of this place. One of the lows was that our yard is dirty, very dusty and had no fresh air because there […]

The Lantern Festival is a mark of the end of the New Year festivities. The lanterns light the path back to work/school/normal schedules. Wally (pictured above) was very excited that his light lasted longer than anyone else’s! Ellie and Wendy with their lanterns. Thomas and Tyler(our youngest son). Gene and Dana. Sarah and Kelly. Danny […]

Michelle and I seem to have huge life changing events happen in February. We started dating in February 1998. We married 2 years later on February 5th, which was on the Chinese New Year this year. We became parents for the first time February 2001. We both received our calling to, “Go to China!” in […]