This past Sunday was a nice break for me. No preparation needed. Some volunteers came over from a church in Hong Kong, and went with me and the kids to a public park for an hour. This gave the adults time to talk without interruption. At the end of the time we came back and had a potluck.
We ended up with the same amount of volunteers (including me) as kids, which worked well. We ended up going our separate ways. I got my exercise that morning! I was with Si Wa Hon, who made a beeline for the stairs going up to the top of Macau's tallest hill, the one with the lighthouse at the top. No cable cars for a-Si! Fortunately he was willing to pause from time to time to let this huffing, puffing old lady catch up!
We hadn't expected him to show up that morning. His grandmother had said last week that the family was going up to China for Saturday's holiday (grave-sweeping festival), and that they were not going to make it back in time. But there they were. Grandma told us that she had arrived back home at 8:00 that morning, and then fried up her yummy sticky rice, and got to church on time! Wow! We were honored!!!
The adult discussion centered on the grave-sweeping festival, which traditionally includes burning incense and making other offerings to one's ancestors. How are Christians supposed to behave at these family gatherings, and how do they deal with pressure from non-Christian relatives? Excellent use of the discussion time.
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