A little person in Yushu

Just like little flower girls, I have a weakness for little persons all over the place...and this little person in Yushu was no exception.  We were at a shrine with thousands of mani stones (more on that in tomorrow's post!) and it had started to rain.  She was trudging around the shrine, her little umbrella up, turning the prayer wheels just like all the big people.

What a precious little person.  Jesus loves her.  And you too.

- Kelsey Schweickert


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More Yushu photos

I had so much fun going thru Yushu photos last night, I think I'll post a few more!  :)

It took a 600-mile, 15-hour ride on a sleeper bus to get to Yushu (and that was on the newly *improved* road!). We went over a 16,670-foot pass on the way...but I don't remember it because I was asleep.  Sort of.  As much as one can sleep when one is trying to stay warm while huddled under a mildewy comforter, on a little bunk five feet off the bus floor, breathing air thick with cigarette smoke!  Not to mention the bumpy, curvy road...

It was totally worth it though.  The people and the scenery are beautiful.

Don't you just love her smile?

This little guy stole my heart.

They can cram amazing amounts of people on their motorcycles here.  The whole family just piles on and off they go down the road!  I think the most I ever saw was five on one bike, maybe six.

Many nomads live in tents in the high country with their flocks of sheep, goats and yaks.

Please keep praying for the people in this remote area of China...disasters like the recent earthquake are much worse in a third-world country.  Even everyday life is not easy for these folks.  They need Jesus' love and protection more than ever right now.

- Kelsey Schweickert


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Yushu

I was going to post about the photo sessions this weekend in Chicago...but recently my thoughts have been far away from there, thousands of miles away, in a town called Yushu.  I was there a couple years ago with several other photographer friends.  It's in the Qinghai province of China, where the population is 97% Tibetan.

Last week there was an earthquake in Yushu.  Hundreds of people have been killed.  It's been difficult to provide aid, because it's a remote, rural area.  In addition, many of the rescue workers aren't used to the high altitude there (much of the area is over 13,000 feet), and the weather is making things difficult.



Please pray for the many thousands of people there whose lives have been drastically changed.  Many have lost friends and family members, homes, and most of their possessions.  Life is hard when you're living under a tarp near the remains of your home, and the temperature drops below freezing every night (they've had some snow there too).  These are people God cares about -- let's keep them in our prayers!

- Kelsey Schweickert


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