We
had another great day of hard work and interaction with the youth at the
center.  We arranged to get to the center
early this morning – and you would have thought the Union U'th would have
complained – in reality most of them were excited to start early to allow them
to finish up their murals and painting. 

The
crew finished up painting the entire downstairs (light blue) and the entire
roof (white) along with some beautiful murals along the stairways and
hallways.  We worked hard until lunch and
had lunch with the youth from the center then back to work painting to finish
everything up.  The rest of the afternoon
was spent interacting with the youth doing games and face painting.  And for all of the youth and even the staff
it was the first time they have ever had their faces painted – loads of fun
that turned into a full-fledged party at the Center. 

While
this was going on a few of the senior youth left the center and did home visits
with 2 local (and very poor) families that have disabled children – very
touching visits – amazing what these families have to face in China –
everything from being shut out by their relatives to being disassociated by
their neighbors (due to the shame of having a mentally disabled child).  We are now out at dinner and soon head back
to the hotel for our evening debrief and discussion time.  See attached a few pictures from today's
activities.