We have launched a new website here in Hong Kong to help students find out more about Christianity. The website is www.everystudent.com and our feature article is about the financial crisis. (If you are not in Hong Kong you will need to go here to see our site.
This week I took a day to get away and hiked up the mountain at the back of our place. It is called Ma On Shan, which means Horse Saddle Mountain because it has two peaks, one 706m the other 660m. It was great being able to see the neighbourhood from up above, although it would have been better if I had gone last week. The day I went was a bit hazy so visibility wasn’t so clear in the distance. Last week there was no haze at all. I’ll have to try to get up there on one of those days sometime. It was also a bit of an adventure getting up there as I had to play things by ear a bit in terms of finding which was the right path to take. I ended up going up the longer route and coming down the shorter one. So I know which way to go next time.
This is a 360 degree view from the highest peak.
And this is a view of our neighbourhood from the shorter but closer peak. Our building is on the far right, in front of the bright green buildings (which are under construction).
Last month we were filmed for TVB’s Sunday Report. They were doing a documentary on children’s sleep routines and found out that our children go to bed at around 8pm and wanted to spotlight our family as an example of one where children go to bed early, because in Hong Kong most primary school aged children go to bed after 10pm, or even as late as midnight!
It was a bit of a buzz for us to be on TV, especially for the kids – they loved seeing themselves on TV, and it was cool that we got to share a bit about our family and why we do what we do with Hong Kong. Apparently they have over a million viewers for that show!
In the week since we have been recognized by a few people in the wet market and on campus, which has been a little weird .But it has also been a good way to start conversations with people.