I would like to write about some of the people we have met since we have been here. Craig mentioned about some of the people we have met from church. He mentioned the man from Africa. His name is Jasper and I don’t know much about him yet. He has brought a friend to church the two weeks we have been there. Today his friend bore his testimony. He isn’t a member, but a very devout Christian. His name is Me Ko and I have no idea how to spell it. He is from Libya and was telling about the persecution and hardships the people have endured over there. They struggle just to find enough food to eat. He has lost many friends and family members with the conflict. He came to China to go to college and get his degree. I think it is in agriculture. He told how hard it is to live in China being black. He said no one ever said “hi” or asked anything about him except where he was from. When he met Jasper (who is also black) he felt a connection to him. I think they have had some pretty deep discussions about religion. He has had a hard time with his schooling and those over him haven’t been very nice. He said he found through hard work and obedience, he has been able to survive. He is getting ready to go back to his homeland soon. (Just a little side note: He was dressed in a very classy linen suit that was kind of a pinkish red.) Apparently, the black people have a hard time in China. The people are scared (for lack of a better word) of them. Lane was telling us that a lot of the Chinese don’t think there are any blacks in America.
A Korean girl named Kim bore her testimony. She said she was going to BYU Hawaii. Her parents were at church and they wanted her to introduce them. They live a three-hour bus ride from the church. She was telling us how hard it was for them to come to church, but they still wanted to come. They don’t speak English and wanted her to bear her testimony for them. They were very nice, humble people. I told Kim that my friend’s son served a mission in Korea and we also had some good friends in Newton who served in Korea. Their faces just lit up. I wish there was somebody here who could interpret for them. I am learning how hard it is to be in a country where I don’t understand the language.
The others who were at church today were: Boyd and Alauna Westover from Highland, Utah, and their seven children; Spencer and Tawny Streeter from Layton, Utah, and one son; Chris and Sarah Meeks from Canada and their three children; Yvonne Yu from the Philippines (the branch president’s wife) and her daughter Caroline (She is a YSA); Irene from the Philippines (YSA); Brad Johnson from Washington DC (YSA); Lane Sparks, Tracy Crump, and us. That was the sum total in attendance. As Craig mentioned, we just had a two-hour block. It will be that way until the YSA and Kennedy Center teachers come back in the fall. We went with the realtors (Tony, Sherry, and Richard) to look at one place today. It might be a possibility. Tomorrow I have an appointment with them to look at some more places. I REALLY hope we can find something soon. Today has been a long day living in the hotel. (That is probably why you are getting two emails today.) We are doing ok though. When we hear about other people’s lives, we feel truly blessed!
A Korean girl named Kim bore her testimony. She said she was going to BYU Hawaii. Her parents were at church and they wanted her to introduce them. They live a three-hour bus ride from the church. She was telling us how hard it was for them to come to church, but they still wanted to come. They don’t speak English and wanted her to bear her testimony for them. They were very nice, humble people. I told Kim that my friend’s son served a mission in Korea and we also had some good friends in Newton who served in Korea. Their faces just lit up. I wish there was somebody here who could interpret for them. I am learning how hard it is to be in a country where I don’t understand the language.
The others who were at church today were: Boyd and Alauna Westover from Highland, Utah, and their seven children; Spencer and Tawny Streeter from Layton, Utah, and one son; Chris and Sarah Meeks from Canada and their three children; Yvonne Yu from the Philippines (the branch president’s wife) and her daughter Caroline (She is a YSA); Irene from the Philippines (YSA); Brad Johnson from Washington DC (YSA); Lane Sparks, Tracy Crump, and us. That was the sum total in attendance. As Craig mentioned, we just had a two-hour block. It will be that way until the YSA and Kennedy Center teachers come back in the fall. We went with the realtors (Tony, Sherry, and Richard) to look at one place today. It might be a possibility. Tomorrow I have an appointment with them to look at some more places. I REALLY hope we can find something soon. Today has been a long day living in the hotel. (That is probably why you are getting two emails today.) We are doing ok though. When we hear about other people’s lives, we feel truly blessed!
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