Tomb Sweeping Day & Easter

Two weekends ago, China celebrated Tomb Sweeping-Day, a time to clean up ancestors' graves, beautify them with fresh flowers, and for some, offer incense and food at the grave site. The grave pictures were actually taken last spring, by the tombs of Chinese soldiers who died at the hands of the Japanese in WWII.

It was also Easter! We went to our usual Chinese Sunday-morning service. There was standing-room only, and 40-50 people made a public confession by being 'dunked'. Very special for us to be a part of this. After that we had a lunch and egg hunt with bros-n-sistas. Titus received a pair of ducklings from a Chinese friend, which died within six hours. What did you expect?

Finally, our usual Tuesday English Corner for freshman/sophomore students featured a competitive egg hunt and guest appearances from Pontius Pilate, Peter, Mary the mother, and Mary Magdalene. In small groups, we discussed why the death & resurrection was necessary. My Chinese friend said, "Today's topic was very interesting and...meaningful." Cool.

Now for the illustrations.