7 years ago
Apr 13, 2008
It's such a good thing to be able to hang out with other believers. There's such a different attitude towards everything. Night and day. I love it.
Today I went to the Chinese church at 8 instead of 10. I decided to go to the service in Chinese. Which was intense. I've been studying a lot harder recently, but I still didn't understand about 95% of what was going on. Everyone was lovely though.
(It's also good to be the only foreigner there. I don't know why I'm the only one. I know of many people who come here for religious purposes, but then they all end up hanging out with each other! Missionaries crack me up. They act like they have this great thing going on, but they all end up talking to each other. It's like they expect Chinese people to learn English so they can talk to them. It's a completely flawed way of thinking. They create this little bubble that resembles what they left behind. I got out of the stinking bubble for a reason! Get out of the bubble, people!
It really shocked me when they told me I was the first foreigner to ever visit their church. I don't know how that's possible with all the people I hear about that come here for exactly that reason! Are they too scared? To set on what they thought would happen? Have they just gotten lazy? I can't figure it out. Any ideas?)
After the Chinese service we went to a house the church owns near by. One of the staff lives there to keep it clean. But it's mostly used for prayer meetings and the like. I think it actually might be where they first started meeting (the church has gone from 10-20 to 100-150 in the last year, if I remember correctly) We moved our English study over there today.
The study went a little long, then we made a big lunch for everyone. It was so much fun. I need to take my camera again sometime.
I left there around 2:30 because I had to take the bus back to my house and get ready for the Korean church.
That was fun. I was actually late because one of the Korean highschoolers made me go out and grab a couple drinks for her mom. Then one of my friends came late so I had to leave the service again to meet her. I felt a little bad, but no one cared.
This Friday we're having an afterglow at 9:30 to whenever. That should be a lot of fun. I'm expecting great things.
This Sunday I'm doing everything. Worship, offering, scripture reading, teaching, announcements and welcoming, etc. A little in over my head, but i know to expect great things from G-d as He has blessed me with opportunities like this.
Why does serving G-d rock so much?
You're in my thoughts. Ganbatte!