Aug 182009
Typhoon Morakot Cleanup Continues
Billy poses with Kevin and John
Kevin and John Li, good friends of Billy and Tyley, were there to help in the cleanup effort
Three of the group that Billy and Shu Mei were with
Billy and some of the relief effort Church member group
Some of the Church members that went to souther Taiwan to help with the typhoon cleanup
Billy continued to work hard
More mud to clean up
The sewers were backed up with mud and had to be cleaned out as well
Some Church members in the group that Shu Mei and Billy were with
Billy deposits mud into a frontloader
Billy in the midst of the cleanup effort
Billy slept most of the way home on the train
It wasn't long before tired Billy fell asleep on the train
Shu Mei and I are very proud of Billy for helping out
Kevin Li and Billy on the train going home - Shu Mei's reflection in the window behind them
Aug 172009
Typhoon Morakot Cleanup
Billy stands beside piles of cleanup tools
Some of the equipment used in the cleanup effort
Billy wore a mask to keep the mud and dirt out of his mouth
Police in the area oversaw much of the cleanup effort
Several stores were water-damaged and lost a lot of merchandise
Billy poses with some Church members who went there to assist
The cleanup project made a difference to the local residents
Billy pauses working for a picture taken by Shu Mei
Shu Mei told me that Billy worked very hard
Billy felt bad for the people who lost a lot of their possessions in the floods
Billy worked very hard for two days in southern Taiwan
Billy and Chen Shing haul mud out of the area
Billy was the youngest in this group, with his friend Chen Shing a distant second
Mud was piled high - Billy's on the right
Billy and Shu Mei pause for another picture during the cleanup effort
Billy and Shu Mei went south to help, while Tyley and I (with a recently-broken clavicle) stayed home
Shu Mei poses with another Church member
Billy is happy to help out the people in that area who lost a lot
Billy, wearing his golashes, takes a break from schoveling mud to pose for a picture with his friend John Li
Shu Mei took Billy along with some of our Church's members to help in the relief effort
Some of the water left over from the floods
After the flood waters subsided, mud was left everywhere
There was oodles of mud to clean up
Another soldier poses with Billy during the Typhoon Morakot aftermath cleanup
The soldiers assisting with the cleanup wanted to pose in a picture with Billy
Aug 162009
Shopping with Friends
John and Kevin Li pose with Billy and Shu Mei's friend's daughter
Shu Mei and her friend, also named Shu Mei, out on the town in Taichung City