I find myself hesitant to believe most 'famous' people when they share with the world the things they believe in. So many people out there will say anything ... anything for money.. for a fan club.. for fame.. And we become numb to allowing ourselves to think there might be depth in words from anyone, much less a famous individual that we don't even know! OK OK.. where am I going with this?! I had the opportunity last week to spend three days with SCC (can't share details via blog), his wife, and the team that travelled with them to China. He came to share his heart through music - he visited three small cities around Shanghai where students and local people flocked through the doors eager to hear his message (and for free!) He has a passion for helping orphans and has founded an organization that aides people in the adoption process. Not only that, he has three adopted little girls of his own.
SCC has a personal friendship with a lady here in Shanghai that Heidi has become friends with. She asked if we could help hand out information and sell t-shirts at the concerts in Hangzhou and Nanjing on Thursday and Friday! What a fabulous time! We met some amazing people. The people are thirsty for hope and truth to believe in. Amazing to speak to them... half in Chinese and half in English (I'm learning .. slowly). These events were truly touching people's hearts... many of them haven't EVER heard this message... as the concert ended they raced to our little table to grab the information packets. (We struggled to avoid being smashed unintentionally into the wall behind the table as 300 people shoved toward us!!)
On Friday, we all rode a bus for five hours to Nanjing. When we FINALLY reached the destination for lunch, Heidi and I were the second and third people off the bus. Tons of people greeted us with cameras, video cameras, banners, signs, hugs.. Oh yeah, we are with a famous person!? By this point, we had forgotten he was famous! That morning he came over and personally thanked us for volunteering our time and then sat around and chatted with us for a half hour. This really all was no big deal, but it made my heart happy to know that there are people out there who really are who they say they are... with real, genuine hearts to serve and help and be a light in the darkness to people in need. So many hurting people.. It inspired me to use my hands, my time, and my heart to help precious little orphan babies.. I can't think of anything more important. More to come..
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