After Thanksgiving Rachel Pritchett, Editor of the Bainbridge Islander accompanied to Central China a medical mission sponsored by the Lutheran Church.
She talks about this trip that ended abruptly when the Chinese officials asked the group of US health professionals to leave the country before the end of their planned visit.
She describes the dire conditions in the schools she visited.
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Rachel recommends reading Wild Swans by Jung Chang.
I recommend Ma Yan, the diary of a Chinese school girl.