Tibetan Photos in The Mission Gallery

During my 2005 and 2007 trips to Tib*t I had the opportunity to take a lot of photographs- the memories of these trips are held within the impact of each photo. During the week of March 10 I, with Steve's help, selected six photos that I wanted to display in the art gallery of our church, The Mission, in Vacaville. We printed, matted and framed six of them.

This is one of the 20x16 photos that we have on display. Another day, I'll share the amazing story of the young Chi*ese woman who stood repeatedly in front of one of the photos and cried - truly an amazing story.

The day that we actually hung the photographs, March 13, was the day that there began the violent outbreak in Lha*a and other regions both within TAR (Tib*tan Auto*omous Re*ion) and in Chi*a, as well as many other locations. Many of the Chi*ese in Lha*a were killed, as well as Tib*tans. All during the Way of the Warrior conference (Mar 13-15) - which happened to be during the conflict, hundreds of people stood in front of these photos remembering the peoples of Ti*et.

This is one of my favorites... A young six year old boy on pilgrimage around the J*kang Tem*le where much of the burning and violence took place. Keep the missio*aries there in your thoughts and pr*yers.