So--week four has begun! It has been a wild and amazing journey thus far...so much is like the South and yet completely different. I haven't really contrasted but I'll let y'all in on a little bit--
The highlight of my week was Saturday night when my partner and I attended Cinema City International Film Festival. We found a movie that was at a free location, in English. The movie made of up videos people sent in of their July 24, 2010 day actually comes out 24 July 2011---saw it prior to the theaters!! It did have some good and funny parts in it! However, it did have some pretty hopeless points..this is what prompts me to the title of this post. A man and son were basically worshipping the recently deceased mom, another woman worshipped false gods, etc. But mainly in the movie, there were two sections: what do you love? what do you fear?
In the first, there was one man that mentioned how he loved his family and land, but most importantly he loved "his God, his creator, from whom all blessings flow." So awesome to hear that--yet the audience laughed. Then in the latter section, one young girl tells how she believes in God but fears he won't save her when she is dead..and another girl mentioned how she fears that people won't believe in God and go to hell..they laughed again! Tears were ready to fall! They seemingly do not question how they are blessed with life and how the stars are made or fear life after death...then where is their hope?!
So I enjoyed the experience of seeing a movie before the world does and attending a film festival but walked away wishing that the "workers" were so abundant that the "harvest" was completely reached and that these people would yearn for their hopelessness to be filled with God!
so where is it that you find your hope?
- they usually cook each meal--and only shop at the markets for a days worth of meals.
- walk / bike / rollerblade / bus to everything...gotten REAL use to walking everywhere!
- they don't smile or make eye contact with everyone like the South does.
- if you aren't rude, then people walk all over you.
- carbonated water--which i have come to enjoy, especially with a lime or lemon!
The highlight of my week was Saturday night when my partner and I attended Cinema City International Film Festival. We found a movie that was at a free location, in English. The movie made of up videos people sent in of their July 24, 2010 day actually comes out 24 July 2011---saw it prior to the theaters!! It did have some good and funny parts in it! However, it did have some pretty hopeless points..this is what prompts me to the title of this post. A man and son were basically worshipping the recently deceased mom, another woman worshipped false gods, etc. But mainly in the movie, there were two sections: what do you love? what do you fear?
In the first, there was one man that mentioned how he loved his family and land, but most importantly he loved "his God, his creator, from whom all blessings flow." So awesome to hear that--yet the audience laughed. Then in the latter section, one young girl tells how she believes in God but fears he won't save her when she is dead..and another girl mentioned how she fears that people won't believe in God and go to hell..they laughed again! Tears were ready to fall! They seemingly do not question how they are blessed with life and how the stars are made or fear life after death...then where is their hope?!
So I enjoyed the experience of seeing a movie before the world does and attending a film festival but walked away wishing that the "workers" were so abundant that the "harvest" was completely reached and that these people would yearn for their hopelessness to be filled with God!
so where is it that you find your hope?
I'm praying for you and the people you meet this summer :)
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