Best Birthday Ever!

For my birthday, my hubby sponsored a field day trip for us to take the children to Beijing Wildlife Park. We (Team JAMES) along with aiyis, staff and volunteers took a group of 24 children. The children were extremely excited and they were up bright and early. The bus was scheduled to arrive at 8:30AM but the children rushed their aiyis out of their houses at 8:00AM.

We boarded the bus and the children were singing and smiling. They kept saying “we’re going to Beijing to see the animals!” We each were partnered up with a child; Elisa had Noel, Julia had Eric and I had Josiah as our buddy. Never have we seen such a well behaved group of children on a bus. They stayed seated and remained calm even when our bus took a wrong detour into some remote village.

Birds, monkeys, Lions, Tigers, Bears… The children loved every exhibit especially the safari ride where they got to see all the wild animals up close. The smiles on their faces made us feel really happy. There were many special moments; one of my favorite was watching Lucas pulling Bea away from a horse because he thought that she was in danger. It was so sweet to see how the children watch out for one another like real siblings do.

Praise God for this beautiful day and making this a memorable experience for us all!

~ Mary