Bathhouse

When I was teaching at a university in China, most of the dorms were located in the northwest section of the campus. The dorms were heavily populated, and to be honest with you, poorly illuminated in my opinion. At the end of each hall there were bathrooms with...

What Happened – and How Often?

Have you ever looked at something and wondered what happened — and how often it had to happen before someone took steps to correct the situation? Well, that is what struck me when I saw this sign during my last trip. I must caution you, we may have different...

Remodel Series: The Dirty Work Behind the New Orphanage Bathroom

This will be the final blog about the bathroom remodel Global Partners in Life did for the special needs orphanage in China. In this blog, I will point out all of the hard work, and some of the dirty work, that occurs before the wonderful final product is finished....

Remodel Series: Bathroom Plumbing

For someone with no handyman skills (that would be me), it is very impressive to see how someone with training and experience can bring a project together and make everything work. That was certainly the case as Global Partners in Life remodeled the bathroom for the...

Remodel Series: A Better Shower

If you have read the book Unseen Tears, published by Global Partners in Life (GPiL,) you would know about the needs of the children at the special needs orphanage supported by GPiL. In my last blog, I wrote about the remodeling job GPiL did with the bathroom sinks,...