Ni Hao

All is well here in Xizhi. We are still trying to get our bearings, but we are continuing in faith, teaching, and building relationships with those we teach.

So guess what? There was another typhoon, they called it a super typhoon this past weekend. So we didn't get to go to church... again. It was pretty scary outside and I'm glad we weren't in that storm riding our bikes. We stayed inside and did a lot of studying and writing notes and such.

We are working with a few sisters. Chen Shu Hui, or Sophy who has a lot of thought questions and is searching for that "satisfaction." We are trying to build her testimony to know that these things are true and that she can stop her search. She is a 40yr old, not married, and she says she has a lot of time to... think about life. She came to a baptism with us and she said she felt really happy and good, and we got to talk about her overcoming some of her doubts, so we are on the right path!
We are also working with an inactive Ai Jiemei and her daughter Lily, who is 11. They are awesome and they have testimonies. But, they both think church is boring and can't stand it for 3 hours.

Everything is going well. Funny story.. just biking to this email place, a taxi driver ran into me. Well, I was stopped at a light, and he came up behind me, and kept driving slowly... and kept going. It was really the oddest thing. He then proceeded to ask us if we knew a member of the church in Neihu, a neighboring city, without even apologizing... a bit strange.


The language is coming. I'm getting a bit better at chatting at Chinese and understanding what people say. I just have to get past that initial..."Where are you from?" which means "Why do you have such a funny accent?"