Betsy stopped back at my table after giving the owner back his pen and said, “Can I ask you a question?” “Sure!” I replied. “Are you a Christian?” she blurted out. I was shocked! “Yes,” I nodded my head incrediously. “Are you?” I asked back. “Yes!” She smiled at me. “I am new at studying the Bible. Just one month now.”
The lady’s voice rose and held pitch at a dangerous height, “Aah, Aah, Aah, Aah-EEE!” then fell and trailed off…
I was about to excuse myself when one of the adults pulled a black chicken foot out of a pot. I watched in horror as he dropped it in my rice bowl!
I was enjoying our relaxing environment that was so different from the busyness of city life, when one of them asked a question. “Do all the people in your country believe in God?”
“Do you ever have that kind of moment when you realize the harvest is so great, but the laborers are few? That’s how I feel here at my new job.” Already she’s started sharing her beliefs with co-workers…
I had found what I was looking for: a foam mattress pad and bedding for two beds. Now I was hurrying outside to find a taxi because the sound of thunder threatened rain.
Sitting in my friend’s living room, I realized I looked ridiculous. A bright pink tie-dyed scarf was around my neck, sunglasses were on top of my head, and my hair was in a pony tail. My friend’s kids (ages 2 and 4) had helped me dress up a little while I was over to help [...]
I had a full day ahead of me! I was back visiting friends in the Du, the city where I lived the past two years. Even though it was raining, I was excited to get on the bus and take one and a half hour ride to meet with a Chinese brother, Shawn. As far [...]
“Have you ever met any other Christians before?” I was standing at the bus stop with Candy and Jane, 2 friends with whom I had just spent the evening. We had eaten dinner with our friend Sarah’s family. Sarah’s brother David studied in America at the same school as me, and now that I was [...]
“Man man chi,” ZB’s father was saying to me. I’ve heard this phrase countless times. It literally means “eat slowly,” but it’s a hospitable, polite way of telling people to keep eating. Eat more! Recently I was visiting my really good friend, ZB. The very first time we hung out together, she invited me to [...]
