Today I went to book-study and, I think, the overseer asked me if I would read (the paragraphs) I wasn't sure what he wanted me to read at first, I was trying to decipher in in my head, meanwhile the whole book-study busted out laughing. It took me at least a minute to realize he was joking and he had asked me to read the paragraphs, but then it was too late. So my typical slow reactions are even slower in Chinese hahah. One thing I noticed is that it appears in Chinese that there is no distinction between Har-Megeddon and Armageddon in Chinese, they just have one word for it. Why do we have two? After the book study the rice & seaweed treats were brought out, fortunately for me I like seaweed. Also there were 3 people visiting from Japan, in addition to the 4 already part of that book-study from Japan. They had Pin Yin literature just like me. So it was a very international book-study. There are many brothers in Taiwan from Korea and Japan expanding their ministry. Everyone there thought it was funny that I can't tell the Koreans and Japanese from the Chinese. Then they told me they can't us apart either, that we all look the same. So book-study is certainly fun here, even though I don't understand hardly any of the comments. The brothers are very enthusiastic and accommodating to us foreigners. Service can be tricky here, they move it every day, since not many of them drive cars, just scooters, they just meet where the territory they want to work is for that day, and it's all listed in Chinese and announced in Chinese so I'm usually hoping someone can guide me or take me there, addresses are hard enough in English in Seattle. So a sister, the hostess for the book-study, is going to meet me outside by my apartment, very nice of her to do. So there you have it. As much as I can remember.
Also the video below is very funny, totally unrelated to this entry.
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