China                           

 
From left to right
(rear) Becky Plummer; Jon Callear; Chris Pymm; Lee Plummer; Katy Grice; Richard Steward; Tom Mason
(front) Dave Breen; Phil Goodall		            The AYF CHINA Team2004


 
                          
 
                   Left UK on Sunday 1st August  and returned
                                     on Monday 16th August



 
     
Departure:  Very early on Sunday 1st August 2004, the China team set off from Birmingham Airport.
Bleary eyed, but so excited, they set off for their long haul flight to China.
 		    
   
     
   
     
Return: Birmingham International Airport 16th August 2004.    

Our China Team are back!        *Click here to read their own accounts of the visit*

At 9.55pm last night (Monday 16th August 2004) our AYF teenage team that went to The Hope Foster Home in China landed back in the UK at Birmingham International Airport.

They had a good journey home without delays, but it was a long haul flight, and they were understandably weary from that, and the last 16 days of hard work and sightseeing in and around Beijing.

Here's what Robin Hill who runs the foster home with his wife Joyce, said in an email late last night:

Hi Guys
Well your group did you proud Rob they were a real blessing, they worked and played hard and we would love to have them back anytime.
I think that they made a very real impact on everyone here and seem to have made a lot of friends.
We put them on the plane yesterday and I suppose that they are home by now.
Robin


Thank you for praying for the team. We should congratulate the team for all their efforts on what appears to have been a very successful visit.
We look forward to hearing their stories, but for now, here are a few pictures of their return.

 
 

Parents and family wait for the flight to arrive