back later....haven't had caffeine yet.
'mornin to y'all...
Guennie and kay... thanks for your kind compliments about my age. Beginning to feel it now.
Mr M... thanks for the story about your travels in China. I had heard a story somewhat similar in nature. Seems a US couple were visiting the area near the Great Wall. They were admiring an especially lovely lilac bush. A Chinese couple came alongside them and began to converse in English, also admiring the beauty of the tree. One thing led to another and they discovered they had a mutual bond... their bond in Christ.
The US couple said how encouraging it was to hear that the Chinese government acknowledges there are about 50 million Chinese who are Christians. The Chinese gentleman said stoically... "they lie". "Oh" was the response. "Yes", said the Chinaman, "the total should be closer to 500 million than 50 million".
My granddaughter spent part of this past summer in China but did not have an opportunity to get to inland China. I also have a friend who lives in VA but works with Chinese pastors.