Big Freak'n Chinese Barbeque...

Today was the church picnic, which completely slipped my mind until late last night. The last couple of years, CBC hasn't had a picnic, so it was nice to have one this year. I think at times I forget how large and diverse my church, especially now that we have 3 services - English, Cantonese, and Contemporary - even this morning, they had a single combined service and it was a surprise to see how many people were inside the sanctuary and fellowship hall.

The picnic was pretty significant to me in affirming the unity of our church. Nothing quite like sharing a meal to build fellowship, especially amongst us Chinese folks. Pastor Leung, the Chinese ministry interim pastor, gave the sermon during the service and it had some interesting things to say about the importance of the unity aspect in our church - how all of our differences are bonded together simply by our faith. A funny allegory I remember from the message was about the "difference" between Chinese people and Japanese people... supposedly, there's a saying in HK that "1 Chinese person is a dragon... but 3 Chinese people are a worm. 1 Japanese person is a worm... but 3 Japanese people are a dragon." It was a pretty goofy allegory, but I think Pastor Leung pretty accurately characterized some of the stupid infighting that happens in my church... especially over $$$. Man, with Chinese Chinese people... it always comes down to pinching pennies... aiyah!

Anyways, yeah... I'm rambling because dial-up sucks. The picnic was great... nothing like a bunch of old Chinese guys/ ex-chefs manning the barbeque. There was some BOMB beef brisket, ribs, and roasted pork... mmmmm
posted by G at 11:21 PM   |

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