From China With Love

Last weekend my son's university, which is hosting the visiting Chinese students, brought them to Mpls. to tour the Walker Art Museum and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Andy had come home as well to see his sweetie so asked if he could bring his student/partner Linfeng for an overnight. Linfeng is an eighty pound dynamo and we loved her. She has the inquisitive nature of a child and had to touch, taste and experience everything. Everything we cooked she helped fix and then tasted the dish. She is the only person more tactile than my husband. She touched everything, asked about everything and captured our hearts. Some of the things she noticed we take for granted. She noticed the open spaces without many people, how clean everything is, the air without "particles". She loves "all the grass". With the huge population in China there is less open space in the cities. She remarked there is so much grass here. She had loved sitting on the grass to watch the fireworks on the 4th of July. Sitting or walking on the grass is not allowed in her hometown. Too many people and too much traffic would probably kill the grass. She also was astonished how many stars there are. The college where she is staying is away from city lights(Collegeville) and you can see more stars. Add that to China's smoggy sky which probably obliterates the view. She asked us if she could attend church services with us. She told me she had been going to the church services at St. John's and liked that very much. Our service is different from the Mass and she asked about everything. We are praying God will water the seeds planted and I was happy to hear she has a Chinese friend at home who has been talking to her about Jesus.