We met Jack on the bus one day and exchanged phone numbers. Jack speaks enough English for us to be able to communicate basic things – so that is helpful It didn’t take long for him to call David, and he invited us to eat “delicious food.” It was too late for me and the kiddos though, but David was able to go with Jack and some of his local friends. The next day Jack asked if he could “come make us dinner.” Of course! Well, we had invited them (Jack and his friends) to come at 4:30. . . the clock passed 4:30. Just as we were getting ready to put the kids down (we had already eaten at this point) Jack called! They were getting off the bus and wanted to take David with them to buy food for dinner. Oh my! We ended up eating around 10pm The food was. . .interesting. We had let the kids stay up a bit later because they were so excited to meet them! But David and I also had a late night! The clean up after three 18 year olds in the kitchen. . . whew. Lesson learned We hope to spend more time with them though and learn to communicate the Good News! The Chinese culture so far has been extremely warm and welcoming. We are grateful!

Kylie, Jack and Colt

Mong Nian, Jack, and Juan Juan loved on the kiddos (only Jack spoke a little English)