The Travels of Donald Miller: Professor Studies Religion in China
Miller has written a personal account of his trip to China and the many things he learned there. The following is an excerpt from his account:Our first stop was at the home of an orphan whose father had died and whose mother had committed suicide. While Madame Hong scolded the neighbor for not taking better care of him, Mahmoud encouraged him to study at the university, pursuing his self-declared goal to be a doctor. The next stop was at the home of a 12 year old orphan girl who Mahmoud, without hesitation, said should enter their support program. And so the afternoon went until we arrived at Madame Hong's orphanage, which had about fifty children. As soon as we stepped out of our vehicle two young children grabbed Madame Hong's hand and for the rest of the visit would not let her go. She clearly was a surrogate mother to these kids.
You can read Prof. Miller's entire account here.
Posted Thursday, January 29, 2009