Last lastly, here are some of the friends who were with us. 

I did ask about churches in Guangzhou, and there was "none" nearby. However, Buddhist temple & Toaist temple are quite common. 

And lastly, I found in the museum, it says Christianity was first brought in thru Guandong. Here it even has a Bible for display in the museum! In case u r curious, the pages are turned to Psalms 4, 5, 6 & 7.

The only thing I regret? I didn't try one of these old fashioned sweets! 

At Dr Sun's memorial. 

The food are cheap and good. Here, a breakfast for 6 cost less than USD 5.

Beside excellent bus and subway, u can also try on one of these motorbike cabs. 

Buying souveniers. 

Downtown Guangzhou. 

Then I followed my folks on the following day to do the tourist things. Here's the famous landmark for Guangzhou - huge goats statue. 

Night cruise along the Zhu Zian river.

The "Chen's House" - an incredible 1800s, old fashioned chinese noble man's house. U can find amazing carvings at every nook and cranny at this big old house. 

This used to be the grandest building, a palace, in ancient Guangzhou. Built on top of a hill. Now a museum. I had instant noodle on the 5th floor verandar ;) 

Ok. Now the tourist things. I spent a day moving around Guangzhou armed with a map and used the excellent public transports - bus & subway. Cheap too. 

The 5th - the poor are just like those in the western countries as well. Here is a girl about 9 or 10yrs old. She has to sell flowers until 4am. She doesn't go to school. And if she misses her "sales target", someone told me she will be beaten. It seems a syndicate is behind a bunch of these kids. I saw one aged 6 or 7yrs old - pushed and fell unto the busy mainroad by a 'rich' looking guy who couldn't be bothered. My heart broke to see the little one picking herself up and also the flowers scattered on the road. Nobody helped.

The 4th - the social elites lived a life u can't really differentiate from any western countries. This is most obvious from the kids' point of view. 

The 3rd thing - those who like art and craft, Guangzhou has got some serious places for u to go and be amazed. 

The 2nd thing I noticed - beautiful places. U can really see/touch/smell history ;)  

The first thing I noticed in Guangzhou, China - the pollution in the air. It was really bad on the 1st day. But it did clear up the following days. 

Alma with her friends. Thanks for a wonderful nite with solid food and mellow fellowship!  

My wife, Edel, Belinda & Frank... 

Finally, what everyone was "waiting" for... HUGE feast! 

Pastor Harvey prayed over Alan & Alma. 

All listening attentively at the message... 

Pastor Harvey gave a short message... Key words: Home, Hospitality, Haven & Hospital - prophetic words spoken over Alan & Alma's "current/future" ministry(?).