Miracles in Butterfly

Hello!
We have an awesome family!!! I love hearing your updates! Tommy's life sounds like a dream. How cool is he? And Camilla, Happy Birthday!! Mom sent me a picture of you last week, and you look beautiful. Abbey, I am so impressed with what you are doing right now. You are a down to the bone hard worker, just like dad. I am so impressed with you. Maybe you can hire me when I come home to do your laundry or something :) Danny, I am a vote for the man bun. You would pull it off beautifully. And Jack! You are going to high school! I can't believe it!! What classes are you taking? Who are your teachers? Fill me in. I cant believe school is starting up again. That went by way too fast.

Well, Jack, actually you have been the center of a few conversations this week for me, actually. We started teaching this woman named A-Wan. She's a Hong Kong person equivalent to a black woman, and I looove her. She has a 13 year old son who is struggling with a few things, so when I was telling her about my family, we ended up talking about you quite a bit and showing a few pictures. She thinks you're awesome, and we're going to help her son. Her son is addicted to computer games. He hasn't left the computer chair for weeks on end, and hardly eats what she fixes him. Just headphones in and shooting things for days on end. A-Wan is a single mom, and has recently just lost her dish washing job. She is stressed and humble and willing to do anything to help her son. She heard of some people in her hometown in mainland talk about Jesus Christ when she was younger, but never gave it much thought. But when we met her on the street, she said she would be willing to give it a try. When we talk she gives everything she is to listen and learn more about the power of God to bless our lives. I've never had anyone listen to me so intently, and it makes me want to make every word I say well worth it. She is an incredible woman and mother, and it's been a blessing to become her friend. The guards at her chyun our incredibly unfriendly. The first time we went to visit her, we walked into the lobby thing to sign our names in, and then the guard just starts screaming at us to leave. We aren't welcome here. We try to explain that we were invited by a woman to visit her in her home, and we would be happy to call her and have her verify, but this lady just wont have it and is making a huge scene and calls security to take us out of the building. And that always just feels awful. You would think after the first few times, I would get used to that feeling of being publicly asked to leave, but it's still just as humiliating. But we call A-Wan and explained the situation and asked if we could see her at the park nearby. A-Wan says she'll take care of it, and to wait a few minutes. A-Wan trumps out of the elevator, and with her zebra diaper pants and green crocs, just starts giving it to this woman about how horrified she is that such persecution exists in her chyun. She had some finger snapping going on, and Sister Robinson and I are just standing outside this glass door looking in with pure amazement. A-Wan is a bigger woman with a lot of attitude, and the guard finally gave up and beeped us in....the guard still hates us, but we get to teach A-Wan in her home, which is such a rare thing here. But greatest miracle of it all, we got her son to talk to us. turns out he likes to hike a bit. Thinks lakes are cool. Never heard of computer programming before, but willing to give it a try! haha. thinks it sounds cool. When we come over, he takes off his headphones and will listen in. And the house is just a one room block, so we all just surround his computer haha. And he's started to take a break and say a closing prayer with us. it really is a miracle how he's changed and warmed up. We have no idea why, but it's been neat to see.

Well I love you all. Sorry I had a couple other fun stories, but I'll wait till next week! I type too
much. Sorry.

Love you! Happy Birthday, Camilla!
Hannah