In 10 days we will be on our way to China!
Anne Saunders, member of Beaches Presbyterian Church, Toronto, and Gordon Timbers, minister of Unionville Presbyterian Church, Markham, will depart for China as part of the 2012 Summer English Program aimed at helping Chinese middle school teachers improve their English listening and speaking skills.
The program is organized by the Amity Foundation, a grassroots Chinese Christian community development organization and a partner of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. For more information go to: http://www.amityfoundation.org/wordpress/teach-with-us/summer-english-program-for-middle-school-english-teachers/
On July 6, 2012, we will fly to Shanghai and then travel by high speed train to Nanjing to attend a four-day Orientation with more than 40 other volunteers. On July 13, we fly to the city of Baotou, Inner Mongolia, along with the other two members of our teaching team: Helen Allen of Vancouver and Bob Jones of Madison, Wisconsin.
Map of Baotou (in red), Inner Mongolia (in beige), China (in white)
We are grateful for the administrative efficiency and patience of Margaret Zondo in International Ministries of the Presbyterian Church’s Toronto office and of Robert Li in Amity’s Nanjing office. They have been overseeing all our travel arrangements, navigating us through the paperwork, and providing us with essential information – in both English and Chinese!
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