Funny story
from our trip: last Tuesday night, our second night in Macau, we
decided to have dinner at the NOW Cafe, about a 10 minute walk from
our apartment (for the record, the service was good, but the food was
mediocre). Kim had olives in her Portuguese chicken, and since she
doesn't care for olives, she offered them to Billy. Billy very calmly
reached for the olive, and right before grabbing it, he quickly
jerked his hand back, knocking several drinks onto the floor and
creating a huge commotion. You know how being tired makes you giggly?
It was late at night, and we were all still very jet-lagged, so right
after this happened, we all burst out laughing for quite a while.
Billy tried to explain that his arm had jerked back because he
touched a hot glass of tea, but he had a hard time explaining it
through the laughter. So since then, we've been joking about how we
need to keep Billy away from olives and hot cups of tea.
I just got off the phone with my
parents, and my dad pointed out that I have not updated for a week.
This is true, and I do apologize. I'd like to write more, but I'm
quite busy actually doing things, and when I'm not doing anything,
I'm usually too tired to actually write. Most of our mornings have
been filled with distributions, the last of which was yesterday
morning. June is usually a pretty slow month for Macau tourism,
because students are still in school and non-students prefer to go
when it's not so hot and humid. But surprisingly, God brought a lot
of tourists to us, and these tourists were quite thirsty for the
Word. Over the past 9 days, we've distributed 7490 Chinese-language
copies of the good book, which is about twice what the organization
is usually able to distribute this time of year. So PTL for this
great opportunity.
The mission portion of our trip wrapped up yesterday. Last night, we had our debriefing
dinner in a very nice restaurant in the Wynn casino. Everyone said
that they were quite contented after the trip and that they really
felt like God was doing great things through us. Billy said that he
was “so excited” to carry these 40-pound boxes (not a typical
response!) because he knew what was in them and how much good would
come out of it. We thanked our hosts (who I won't mention by name for
privacy reasons) for going out of their way to make this a very
comfortable and rewarding trip for us.
While our morning activities have been
very consistent, our afternoons have been all over the place. Some of
the places we have been include a children's ministry, a factory
worker's ministry, and prayer walks through various temples and
casinos. We've also visited the local ex-pat (English-speaking)
church and met some nice people there. On Father's Day, we watched
the movie Courageous and listened to a Canadian man speak about how
to be a godly father. It reminded me of what a great father I have,
which I am very thankful for.
More updates are coming soon, including
details on how it feels to live in the city of Macau, and a
description of the opulence and grandeur of the casinos here.
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