Day 02 四川

The next morning I felt extremely tired. The more tired the more I felt I needed to pray, 'cause this morning I need to share my testimony in the Christmas day pre-service. So I woke up to pray anyway. After prayer, went for the hotel breakfast. It was mostly spicy stuff. I had a bit of traveler diarrhea after the lettuce soup yesterday, so I sticked with the few non-spicy non-liquid food. Amazingly, after the breakfast, I felt the warmth came up my neck and I felt much more comfortable.

At the pre-service, I ended up with only 10 minutes to share, with translation. I was able to share most of the stuff I have prepared though. I shared about my transformation after my mother past away. When I got on stage, I felt God had prepared the congregation for the sharing. They applauded even before I spoke, and they stopped the talking. Most of them are elders, and they love to talk. Prior the pastor had to ask the people to be quiet. i think it was the first time I share that whole experience in a formal setting, and I almost cried, but I managed to hold myself back.

However, I still havn't really talked to any local yet, my mandarin is not as good as I thought, and i need more courage to talk to them, and more concentration to understand their local mandarin.