Christianity was entirely in Chinese (Cantonese to be exact) and we later found out thet the 11:00 service was in both Chinese and English. We thought about staying for the second service but the little one probably would not have put up with a second sitting. As we arrived at the church we heard them singing "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name." They were singing in Chinese but you could tell by the tune. The church was filled to capacity of about 300. Since we were in the Chinese language serviceWe were scheduled to tour the Six Banyan (Buddhist) Temple this morning but did not feel right about doing that on Sunday so I called our guide and asked to reschedule it. There is a Christian church in the same block as the hotel so we went there this morning. The 9:30 service at Shamian Chapel of Guangdong we were the only westerners in the church. There were all ages of Chinese at the service. The sermon was given by a woman and we wished we understood Chinese better
because there were parts that apparently were funny. The pictures today are from the church (it is currently under renovations), one of Kelly holding a bag of KFC chicken flavored potato chips she found, and Kristy helping her mama with her hair in the bathtub. Kourtney stayed in the hotel recovering from being sick the day before. We are ready to be back home as we are tired of eating out every meal, living out of suitcases, etc. but must wait for the U.S. Consulate to process our paperwork to make Kristy a U.S. citizen.
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This was in my inbox for my daily devotion today--Lynnette
Daily Devotional by Max Lucado
"the One who came still comes and the One who spoke still speaks"
July 21st
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
JOHN 3:17
Can you imagine prospective parents saying, "We'd like to adopt Johnny, but first we want to know a few things. Does he have a house to live in? Does he have money for tuition? Does he have a ride to school every morning and clothes to wear every day? Can he prepare his own meals and mend his own clothes?"
No agency would stand for such talk. Its representative would lift her hand and say, "Wait a minute. You don't understand. You don't adopt Johnny because of what he has; you adopt him because of what he needs. He needs a home."
The same is true with God. He doesn't adopt us because of what we have. He doesn't give us his name because of our wit or wallet or good attitude.... Adoption is something we receive, not something we earn.
The Great House of God
Max Lucado
©2000 - 2007
Courtesy
Oak Hills Church
San Antonio, Texas
and NET-IMS, Inc.
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