Our new daughter, Ariel Susana West, was born on Monday evening, March 26, at 10:34 p.m. here in Northwest China. She is a healthy little girl, and was born weighing 7 lbs 8 ounces, even … Read more about Ariel Susana West
Tibetan Lake
Here is a picture of us visiting a frozen lake at just over 10,000 ft. last week. What looks like a messy pile of trash on the opposite side of the lake is actually an 'organized' collection of … Read more about Tibetan Lake
Gabriel & Mommy @ the Lake
This picture was taken late last week on a very chilly and windy afternoon next to the lake (see "Lake Excursion" below) … Read more about Gabriel & Mommy @ the Lake
Ready for Ariel
We have just moved houses again for the third time in under two weeks. But today we are finally in the place where we will stay until Ariel is born. Ariel (we know for sure that we are having … Read more about Ready for Ariel
Lake Excursion
Today we almost got the car stuck trying to get to a mountain lake just above 10,000 ft. I went a little ways down this really steep, one lane road that took us the last 1/4 mile to the lake, then … Read more about Lake Excursion
Not-so-holy Monks (Updated)
We tend to think that Tibetan Monks (although we know that they do not worship the true God) are at least people who are gentle, kind, and somewhat 'holy' people. Welcome to the real world. Today I … Read more about Not-so-holy Monks (Updated)
Tibetan with Cancer
I want to quickly share with you an urgent prayer request that we have. The father of a good local brother of ours, who is Tibetan, has a serious form of malignant cancer of the face. He has been … Read more about Tibetan with Cancer
Still Snowing …
It has been 4 days since I last wrote, and believe it or not it is still snowing! But there is hardly any snow on the ground. The weather has been really weird the past few days. It will snow a … Read more about Still Snowing …
