Faith in Chinese ä¿¡ä»°(Xìn yÇŽng pronounced sin-yan)

11 random facts about China:

  1. More bird species live in China than any other place in the world.

  2. The oldest tree in the world is China's “gingko”from the Jurassic Age.

  3. China is the 3rd largest county in the world.

  4. It's bordered by 14 countries, including Afghanistan.

  5. Renminbi is the official currency of the People's Republic of China, but Hong Kong and Macau have their own currency, the Hong Kong dollar and Macau pataca.

  6. The Chinese Communist Party is officially atheist.

  7. The Chinese year is based on cycles of the moon.

  8. 11 million people live in Beijing.

  9. Over 11 languages are spoken in China.

  10. Under the communist power in China, religion has been officially discouraged.

  11. Ice cream was invented in China.

 

Today is my first day in my 11 day fast. This is what I have learned so far: I am weak. It's only been a day and I have struugled. But I worship the Almighty God, which happens to be my name of God for the day. “El Shaddai”means “Almighty God”. I serve the almighty God. What do I have to fear? What do I have to worry about? NOTHING. God can do it all. Can I get an Amen?