this week is another week just gone by. but one night, we met some interesting people that really needed help! one in particular is a boy that is 19years old. this is his background. when he was younger, his dad left his family and got another wife in mainland. because the dad left, the mom committed suicide. then, his little sister committed suicide only 3 weeks ago because she got pregnant by a gang member. when that gang member found out she was pregnant, he fled to china to escape being a father. she was probbably only 13-15 years old too! so now this boy, who he named himself Zero, is all alone and just goes to work every single day. he stoppped going to school when he was 14, (that's probably when his mom committed suicide) so he he's been working for 5 years as a barber. he doesn't take days off of work because he doesnt have friends or family to hang out with even if he has days off. he'd rather work to make more money... for what? we dont really know. he goes to the arcade all the time because he says its an easier way to pass time. his situation is very sad. we shared about the plan of salvation with him and after the brief overview, he said that he has some hope, now that he sees that this life isn't it. he says he's gotten a little hope, but now too much. hopefully we can keep seeing him top bring more hope into his life. i feel reallys ympathetic towards him because he's only 19 and he's all alone! i really want to help this kid.
another weird thing is that after meeting him, another guy came up to us and wanted to talk. we later realized he was mentally handicappped (but didn't look like it), so we left a pamphlet for him and the only thing we could've done was just talk to him and give him some hope.
this area, Tin Shui Wai, is said to be one the most depressing cities in hong kong and it could very well be after meeting poeple here. this is all the more reason that everybody here needs the gospel! hopefully, we will continue to be able to find the humble ones and help them receive the gospel. i know the gospel can help these people. they just dont know it yet! i will keep continuing to pray for them!
there's a little bit more that happened, but im running out of time so i'll leave it at that!
until next week!
Elder Stanley Cheng
Elder Stanley Cheng
China Hong Kong Mission
July 2008 - July 2010
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