Today in Nanjing we were able to visit some sights. Erik and I were asked to go and talk to the mission partners who have been working at the Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital. During our visit we learned a lot about the the Hospital and how it has been serving Nanjing for almost120 years. The hospital was started by a Disciple Missionary who saw a need for medical care in a country were people were dying from preventable infections and illnesses. Now the hospital is one of the top 3 in China. it has 1500 beds and will soon grow to 3000 beds as the construction of the new buildings has been completed. It was almost overwhelming to grasp the idea of how fast the hospital is growing to keep up with the demand of the communities that surround it. Another stop we made was to the Amity Christian Art Center. There we were able to see local artist display their work. It was interesting to see how the Chinese Christians have expressed their beliefs through their artwork. The rest of the day was spent doing more work to get ready to teach our classes. I really hope that we are able to get some of our classes ready before they start next week!
~Kim
The picture is of the door to the old hospital building and the words above the door announce the hospital to be a Christian Hospital.
I love reading about your trip as it happens. So great to see the pictures. Sending out an email today to the Oregon Regional Church to remind them to check your blog. The Ecuador trip leaves Thursday and they will be blogging too. How wonderful to be part of a global church together.
ReplyDeleteI'm still finding old posts. I like the Christian Hospital. I see your teaching class now too. The posts that say anonymous are from me. That's the one it lets me use. Happy to see your doing well, love Mom
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