Preaching the gospel is easy

in English.

Because my Chinese is so bad, I've probably had to establish 8 different theological distinctives (relative to the Westminster Catechism) in order to deliver the gospel. That's like 5 new denominations. I really hope God doesn't bring this up (1 Timothy 6:20).

Among these are:

• "Half of your heart wants to do bad things. Half of your heart wants to listen to God."
• "Jesus will save you from superficial Buddha worship and college entrance exams."
• "I now obey my parents because Jesus likes this."
• "Being Christian is not intelligent vs. ignorant. Or Eastern vs. Western. It is true vs. false."

HK cultural notes

For the expats.

• A cute boy and/or cute girl got your eye? They are most likely taken. Everyone here with a decently symmetrical face is in a relationship. Things are looking grim if you're over 25 and haven't fathered/mothered a child yet.
• If you want to make it as a street performer, you will not recieve any claps. Just saying.
• See that red streak down your neck and back? Those are from bed ticks. RAAAAAAAAAGGGGGEEEEEE.

• At a restaurant, you WILL sit next to a complete stranger. No empty spot is left untaken!
• Have a government department in need of a symbol? How about a cute animal mascot? Doesn't even have to be real. Just cute.

• Nothing's open til 10:30. But when things are open, be sure to get the nice old man downstairs to break the lock the TSA forgot to undo.

• Best game: try complimenting someone - shirt, shoes, whatever - and watch what they'll do. People here do not know how to take compliments and will probably run away.
• If you do manage to start a conversation with someone, don't expect a goodbye at the end.
  

I'm on overseas missions!

LOL I might as well be.

At my maternal grandma's house, I found a couple of interesting books. "有一位關心人的造物主嗎?" "帶來永生的知識?" "和平安全:怎樣才能獲致?" As I was decoding these titles I was playing songs like Starfield's "Great in all the earth" and "I will go," so I felt like a wannabe of the the first overseas missionaries lololol.

Given we were at a Buddhist temple today, the conversation went as followed:

婆婆: "你妈说你喜欢基督教."
歪歪: "...不懂."
婆婆: "你洗了礼吗?"
歪歪: "对."
婆婆: "所以你是基督徒!"
歪歪: "对...可是我还有罪恶.每个人都是罪人.觉得你也是吗？"
婆婆: "毋啊！要吃粥呢？"

Mannnnn.

I can survive here

Because everything is subtitled in English!

• Kids in school uniforms = lolz.
• HK subways go 20 levels underground.
• Grandma's a badass.

• Railroad built by tiny Cantonese children. Very happy about this.

• Weather makes me feel like Kakashi taking on Zabuza in the mist.

NY 2 Shanghai

Anyone listen to Drunken Tiger?

• Went over the freakin' ice caps (so yea, Dawei, the outside of the window did look like this). New venture idea: pit stops on the arctic so passengers each collect a polar bear cub.

• Because Jesus is hilarious, I sat next to some missionaries from southern Mizzorra. Corey, the guy next to me, gave himself away when he whipped out John Piper's Think. We talked about everything from the Desiring God conference to competing to see who will make CCTV first as a result of open-air preaching.

• Buses and trains all got WiFi.

• Can't believe I'm here!

Woops.

Someone is on the fence about Christianity and comes to me to get their questions answered. I answer as best as I can.

How do I not feel guilty if after that conversation they stop coming out to events?

Am I at fault?

Rebuke is awesome.

Was told yesterday that I had a bad relationship with God.

Was told today that I was a hypocrite.

Haven’t felt this loved in awhile :D