After our morning devotion we had the communication workshop that we postponed from yesterday. Pastor Ivy shared about how to talk with people, things that we should avoid and be careful of, and what the bible said about communication with people. She also tasked us with finding bible verses about bad things like boasting and gossiping. She also gave us a translation of a Chinese poem. I ended up not taking any notes, but thankfully Enoch wrote down everything and sent it to us, so here is the poem:
Urgent things, say it slowly.
Big things, say it clearly.
Small things, say it humorously.
Things uncertain, say it with caution.
Things that has not happened, don't say it in vain.
Things that you have not yet done, don’t boast about it.
Things that can hurt someone, don't say it.
Distasteful things, say it with focus on the issue rather than the person.
Happy things, say it depending on the occasion.
Sad things, don't say it to every single person.
Other people’s things, say it carefully.
Your own things, listen to your heart before you speak.
Current things, say it after you finish it.
Future things, say it in the future.
I found the Chinese version online, posting it here in both simplified and traditional Chinese:
| Simplified Chinese: 急事，慢慢的说； 大事，清楚的说； 小事，幽默的说； 没把握的事，谨慎的说； 没发生的事，不要胡说； 做不到的事，别乱说； 伤害人的事，不能说； 讨厌的事，对事不对人的说； 开心的事，看场合说； 伤心的事，不要见人就说； 别人的事，小心的说； 自己的事，听听自己的心怎么说； 现在的事，做了再说； 未来的事，未来再说； | Traditional Chinese: 急事，慢慢的說﹔ 大事，清楚的說﹔ 小事，幽默的說﹔ 沒把握的事，謹慎的說﹔ 沒發生的事，不要胡說﹔ 做不到的事，別亂說﹔ 傷害人的事，不能說﹔ 討厭的事，對事不對人的說﹔ 開心的事，看場合說﹔ 傷心的事，不要見人就說﹔ 別人的事，小心的說﹔ 自己的事，聽聽自己的心怎麼說﹔ 現在的事，做了再說﹔ 未來的事，未來再說 |
In the evening we went to auntie Helen’s place again to have our second worship workshop. Hanfeng led the workshop, which this time focused on more practical info like how to prepare a worship session, picking songs, etc. When the workshop ended, he had the Toronto youth practice planning and preparing for a worship session for a given topic, “Forgiveness”. It was a very touching and emotional time for the ETMAC youth when they practiced what they had been taught.
For dinner we went to Tenichi to have a sushi buffet with the Toronto youth, and also with pastor Jim and his family. Gloria also came after a while. We ate a lot and had a good time! Though I think they’re using less mango in the mango yoghurts now? They didn’t taste as sweet as before. But it was still quite good.
At night we went to watch Toy Story 3(D) with the other youth. (Elin won a free movie ticket from pastor Ivy because she found the verses we were tasked with finding. Tore won soda money for trying very hard.) It was a great and funny movie, we laughed a lot during the movie! And some of us might have cried. Possibly.
On Friday we’ll be having some more sharing and cleaning up before heading to the joint youth meeting in the evening, with the youth from NYMAC and ETMAC. Everyone in the Norwegian mission team is going to share a shortened version of our testimony. Also Johan (me) and Enoch is going to lead a bible study for the university age youth, and Vilhelm and Elin is going to lead for the school-age (younger) youth.
I can’t believe we’re already leaving on Saturday, we’ve had a great time with everyone we’ve met! Hopefully we’ll be able to come again, or maybe have some of them come over to Norway for a visit?
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