Dandong and the N Korean border

After we left the school we went to the "famous bridge" that overlooked the North Korean border. This bridge sat on the Yalu River. During the war Truman had the bridge bombed. MacArthur wanted to come over the bridge and take over Korea. He and Truman disagreed on that issue and Truman commanded that the bridge to be blown up. I also understand that the Chinese were going over the bridge in great numbers to fight with the North Koreans. Needless to say the bridge that was bombed was still standing next to the new bridge. It is a tourist destination.


We were able to go out on the bridge and stand and remember the people of North Korea. They are in great darkness and need to see the glorious light of the gospel. There is a lot of ministry that needs to be done there. The Father is working in various ways across that country through good organizations. Franklin Graham is able to get in there and minister. Even manna ministry (with our friend Ralph) is able to help work in there taking vitamins to the people.

It was so cold on that bridge. When we came off of the bridge they loaded each of us on a boat and we took a tour up against the coast line of North Korea. We were still in Chinese waters but less than 50 yards away from the North Korean border. We got loads of pictures and we will share them with you as soon as possible. The difference in the two cities right across from each other is stunning.

Finally it was time to eat. We loaded our bus from the school and had our first taste of KFC. :-) Finger lickin' good! The school leaders took us to the bus station from there and we loaded our bus for our four hour trip back to Dalian. That was an experience in itself. When we arrived at the station downtown it was too hard to get a taxi so we headed out on foot for our hotel. It was cold and a long way from where we got off of the bus. After almost a 45 minute walk we made it to our hotel just in time to freshen our faces and head downstairs for supper with the General Manager of our hotel. He treated the whole team to a lovely meal and they gave each of us gifts. By the time the night was over we were exhausted. Our first ministry trip of the week was over. Tomorrow would bring a new day!