This month, much like October, seemed to fly by. We had the difficult task of saying good-bye to some people we had become very close to. God brought them into our life in an unusual way when we all needed it the most. We also got to say hello to a dear friend this month. When we were in China in 2008 I became very close to a Chinese woman named Chile and we stayed in contact over the years. This week she came for a visit and we had a wonderful time. I think she mainly wanted to meet Lyla and spoil her (which she did) for a few days. One of the highlights of the trip was taking her to find some traditional Wuhan food which is....you guessed it, spicy duck neck YUM (insert sarcastic tone here). Our trip was a success and we found all the spicy duck neck you could imagine.
We also had a funny experience today. Logan and I went out to do some Christmas shopping for lyla and on the way we noticed a small hut selling DVDs. I went in to ask if they had any English movies and they indicated that they did, I proceeded to tell them my husband would come in to look and they laughed (keep in mind this conversation was in Chinese). When Logan came back out he asked me if I said they had English movies and I told them they said they did. He laughed and said they were porn, not English, films. I am not sure where the miscommunication took place but now I understand why they laughed when I said my husband would come in to look... I know just enough Chinese to get me in trouble!
This month we have been able to have some deep conversations and experienced a bit of persecution which, not too surprisingly, came from Americans. Please pray that we will continue to be encouraged and have the discernment to know when to speak boldly.
We are currently having technology problems because my computer broke last week and for some reason I cannot upload photos onto the blog from the device I am using so pictures will have to come another time... For lots and lots of pictures, add me as a friend on Facebook.
Just caught up on the happenings and all the food talk makes me hungry! Have a blessed December.
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