22 Sep The Language of the Community and the Next Generation
- None of them live in that community–they all drive in.
- None of them speak the dialect spoken in that community (Mandarin, I believe it is).
Many of the adults do not speak fluent English, but all of their children do. They’re trying to figure out the most effective way to train their young people when they don’t by nature speak Chinese–they go to American schools and speak English. They want to reach their community and the next generation, but they don’t speak the language of either.
Right now, they’re looking for some English-speaking people to work with their youth. I appreciated the spirit I saw when I visited them last year.
On Sundays, the Chinese people make a day of it. They come for worship in the morning, usually do lunch together, and have worship later in the day. They have rooms in their building where kids can watch TV, study together, and do activities. A lot of fellowship happens on Sunday. It’s a cultural thing for them. It reminds me of the old days when you had service, stayed for lunch, then had an afternoon or later service.
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