ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG

I thought you might enjoy a copy of my schedule provided by Persephone who works here in Asia:

Carl Selle Schedule

Dates: October 24 through November 11

Schedule
Date and Time                Activity                              Notes
Thursday, October 24
10:20pm	Arrival	Staying with Joel Scheiwe
Friday, October 25
	Free day (visits with Sean Harlow, Joel Scheiwe Todd Roeske, and Steve Wiesenauer)	Evening dinner with Kara Fok and her friends.
Saturday, October 26
9 am to 3 pm	Attend China meeting hosted by Carl Hanson	Move to apt at Siu Leun
Sunday, October 27
10:30 am	Attend joint service for the Centennial celebration	Prepare lessons for Siu Leun
Monday, October 28
	Work at Siu Leun	Teach Bible for first grade classes
Tuesday, October 29
	Work at Siu Leun	Teach Bible for third graders
Wednesday, October 30
8-10pm	Macau English Center- Helping with Wednesday B Study- Please prepare an introduction on yourself or an English activity that lasts 20 minutes.  The rest of the time you will sit in with the English lessons that have a short bible story at the end.  All classes already have teachers.	Escorted by Eric Kunkel Stay in Mapao apartment Retirement presentation Meet with Pastor Michael Wu
Thursday, October 31
10am	Bus to JM- 1 hour 20 minutes long	Hotel in JM for RMB100/night Bus Ticket- RMB55
2-4pm	Lead B study- Prepare your own topics for 2 hours for 8-10 people	Divine Plan Law and Gospel Because…Therefore
5pm	Plan for Friday/Saturday activities
7:30-9:30pm	Lead B study- Prepare your own topics for 2 hours for 8-10 people	Divine Plan Law and Gospel Because…Therefore
Friday, November 1
AM	Home visits	Hotel in JM for RMB100/night
2-4pm	Lead B Study- Prepare your own topics for 2 hours for 8-10 people (could be a continuation of Thursday’s information)	Divine Plan Law and Gospel Because…Therefore
7:30-9:30pm	Friday night English Corner- Topic the birth of Moses. See attached documents for more information
Saturday, November 2
AM	Sightseeing	Hotel in JM for RMB100/night
Afternoon	Rest
7:30-9:30pm	Saturday night English Corner- Topic of gods and goddesses.  See attached documents for more information
Sunday, November 3
	Leave JM on bus to meet with James Vandercook or Ben Riley	Housing- Michael Wu Bus Ticket- RMB85
2:30pm	B study in Shenzhen at M CH
7pm	P in Shenzhen at M CH- Old Testament           Isaiah 1:10–18 Psalm Psalm 130 Epistle             2 Thessalonians 1:1–5 (6–10) 11–12 Gospel             Luke 19:1–10
November 4-9
November 4-6	Shenzhen to Hubei, Tong Cheng for training	Prepare 2-3 sermons or lessons to be shared at different locations
November 7-8	Hubei, Tong Cheng to Anhui, Shu Cheng for Training	The Divine Plan; Law and Gospel; Emmaus Disciples (colors); Because…Therefore
November 9	Hefei to Shenzhen
Sunday, November 11
8:05am	Leave Hong Kong

Delta treated us well in the medical emergency incident causing us to return to Seattle. The Narita Radisson was very nice (except for the smoke-used room I stayed in), the meals were good, and transportation to and from the hotel were well coordinated. I'm thankful for the way that Delta handled that emergency just for one man.

From the airport, I took the MTR and transferred three times (was proud of my acumen at getting around in Hong Kong) getting to the Scheiwe home about 3 pm. Met Steve Wesenauer (missionary Asia), Todd Roeske (Alaska mission, but still travelling to the Philippines several times per year), and Sean Harlow (new missionary in Taiwan).

Spent the evening with former In-Depth Participant, Kara Fok, and her friend. Dinner, walking around the Prince Edward area, and stopping for a late dessert. Good to interact with her again (saw her also in February when I visited her church fellowship). At my 11 pm bedtime, I am dog tired.

l to r: Todd Roeske, Sean Harlow, Steven Wiesenauer (all Asian missionaries)

Joel Scheiwe and daughter, Eliada. Joel serves in Asia.

These were food choices from which the chef made the hot pot (a mixture of ingredients placed on a bed of rice in bowls that were heated on a gas grill).

Cooking right on the street in very commercialized downtown Hong Kong. It did attract diners.

Kara in her graduation garb. She'll graduate on Nov. 1. Is now working a new job that she seems to like well.

While waiting for Kara at the MTR station, I thought I catch the traffic at just one of the stairway/escalators that are located in the station.