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2 1/2 years after the Yushu Earthquake
It has now been nearly 2 1/2 years since the devastating 7.1 magnitude Yushu Earthquake. I just returned last week from spending time in this region. Shortly after the earthquake, the government...
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Returning to the Tibetan Plateau
At 7am on December 29th, our family will return to the Tibetan Plateau. We have had a great year in the US in 2012, but are excited to return to our lives in Asia! Our flight path will take us from...
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Family Update
Here are some updates on our family….. Our son Josiah recently had his 6th birthday! We brought some small party items back from the US and had a small party for Josiah and some close friends on...
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Journey to Yushu Prefecture
During the first week of April, Jamin will make the long journey south to Yushu Prefecture. As you probably well know, Yushu was the area that we were specifically focused on for more than 5 years....
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Back from Yushu Prefecture
Last week, Jamin returned from an 8 day journey to Yushu Prefecture. Jamin, along with 2 Tibetan friends, made the long drive to the prefecture capital of Jyekundo in a little less than 14 hours. The...
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New Opened Doors and the Road Ahead
In our previous post we wrote about Jamin’s recent “visa run” and research trip to India. We were fully expecting that the Lord would make it clear to us that moving to India to minister among the many...
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4 Years Later: Revisiting Yushu
In just a few weeks, it will be the 4th anniversary of the Yushu Earthquake. The earthquake occurred just before 8am on April 14th, 2010. It was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that killed over 20,000,...
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Our Family in Yushu Prefecture
Last month our family spent 11 days on the high plateau in Yushu Prefecture. We spent nearly the entire time above 12,000 feet and reaching as high 15,830 feet. It was our first time being in this...
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Guesthouse training in Tibet
In early August, Jamin was asked by the local Yushu Tourism Bureau as well as by a locally run Non-Government Organization (NGO) to give a training in how to run a simple guesthouse. The specific area...
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2000 mile adventure across the Kham Region
This past August, our family took a 14 day, 2000 mile road trip across the Kham region of Tibet. The goal of this trip was to visit some of our many friends that live across this vast area, make new...
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