Two faithful young creatures at the ME Friendship Centre. Both from the States


K is a student in Langley. K comes every Saturday by public transportation. Each trip takes her two hours. She helped out in ESL class in the morning. Hangs out at the Centre for three hours before she get to attend the foreign language class taught by L. By the time she gets back to campus, it is dark. Then she does it all over again on Sunday, except going further west to North Van to help out a small ME congregation of 30 people with their children. I asked her how did she get done her many homework and assignments from school. She said she brings them along and does it whenever possible. She has applied to teach in Japan for a year or two to pay off her school loan. (I am so happy she met E who is from Japan. They can network.) But her real passion is the ME which she would like to go someday.





J is from the southern States. She has graduated from her studies. When I first met her. She answered everyone of my questions with a 'mame' at the end of the sentence. I felt so uncomfortable, like I was being her superior. Fortunately, she is becoming more Canadian recently. The other day, when we finish our gathering at dusk, I drop off the girls at the centre so they can catch the skytrain. I saw J still there. She's been there since the place opened and apparently she does it several days a week happily.





I marvel at these girls, with their good look and out going personality, why are they doing what they are doing with their young lives. They could have gone out with friends, experimenting the cool things that young people are doing and valuing these days. What makes their lives so different? No one are there forcing them to do what they are doing.