Glass House

        “你開心嗎？滿足了嗎？”昨夜吃飯的時候，朋友如此問我。我只是“嗯”了一聲。

Oct.17, 08  9:50 am    

            Two hours before Oct. 18 in China, finally got a hold with Fish, said Happy Birthday to her.  She said she didn't like to turn older.  Maybe we both are not ready to get some more so called responsibilities. 

 

                 4:00 pm

            K. punched my cheak really hard at work.  I was almost crying, but I could not!  How could I cry after punched by a seven-year-old?  But I was really really hurt, and could not stop thinking "I should be celebrating my birthday with my love ones if had never came here".  The reality is: I AM HERE, working with a whole bunch wild kids, waithing for their good mood. 

 

                 9:30 pm

             Got an email from Ding Na, told me that a friend just left Regina and she just realized they might not able to see each other agian.  It's sad, but it maybe a reality for us.  We came to this new country without knowing each other, then we met somewhere and became friends, but we still have to leave each other one day.

 

Oct. 18, 08  9:15 am

             Said Happy Birthday Birthday to myself as I saw the shinny leaves, bright sky, soft grass, and my lovly bus.

 

                  9:15 pm

              Wanted to smile, or laught after the "Best women" had finished a funny story of the groom.  I had never met the new couple who were getting married tonight, but it was lovly to see somebody still like to get married in these days, and it made my special day more memoriable.

 

                  11:50 pm

               Ten minutes before I am going to get older, listended to "Creep" agian.  The melody made me really down, my tears were floating on my eyes, but not yet droped.  I kept on listening to it, maybe because realized I could not run like the girl in the song, just wanted to make my day more special by crying out...

重新回到這個地方，想要尋囘曾經對寫作的熱情......

We only had one club this week, but praise to the Lord we had one four year old receipt Jesus today. 

Trinity has been playing with the two little boys most of the time during the club time.  She’s a very sweet girl, but I thought she didn’t listen very well unless I reminded her every couple minutes.  Even today, she sat on my leg and tried to get my attention by playing with my hair while Jonathan was telling the Bible story.  I didn’t think she could really understand what the Bible lesson talked about, but I still asked her if she like to receipt Jesus after Jonathan had givin out the invitation.  It was so amazing that Trinity said “YES”! 

The best thing was she really understood what we had taught in the whole week.   When I asked her, “Trinity, have you ever sin?” 

“Yeah, I fight with Mommy sometimes” said the little girl with her unclear voice. 

“Do you know what Jesus had done for you?”  I asked. 

And she said, “He died for the bad things I do”  

“Do you know who Jesus is?”

“Yeah, son of Doc”  

After I help her to pray, I asked her, “Trinity, now whose child you are?” 

“Doc’s child!” said Trinity with a big smile on her face. 

Looking at her delightful face, I was so glad and gave her a big squeezed hug.

 

My first week as a summer missionary has ended.  It was kind of frustrated for lack of kid, but it was a great experience for me to learn how to obey God's plan.   HE gave me the worst situation: no kid at all, but it also means that things will be better in the future.  I learned how to go though the worst and to expect good things. 

I feel so grateful because HE will always be my comfort.  Today, before we left Patricia’s house, her daughters, Grace and Joy gave us a big hug and said they loved us.  Even thought Joy might be too young to understand the Bible lesson, we know that the seed of God’s love is already been plant in her heart, somebody would get the harvest for God someday. 

 

“Never will I leave you…the Lord is my helper.”  -- Hebrews 13:5,6

 

 

 

 

 

            两个月前决定申请CEF (Child Evangelism Felloship)这份工作的时候，只以为是普通的summer job，一个可以学以致用的实践机会。到了真正开始培训的时候才发现"summer missionary" 这个词的重要性 --- 在以下的五个星期里，我是宣教士 --- 将神的爱和救恩传播给全Manitoba的小朋友！！！