Saskatoon Part 2: YF and my Friends

FB, YF, me, P(?), and Y(?) after dinner at the Asia Buffet. xP

My Friends in Saskatoon

I think by far the best part of the summer was being able to build real friendships with other students, especially YF and FB. There are no secrets between me and them and we have had so many good conversations.

FB is a Bichem major from UVic. He is the kind of guy who is proud in his accomplishments and thinks he knows everything. He has seen the bad side of Christians (judgemental and hateful, close-minded and boring) and so he lives as he thinks he should believing religion was made to control people. He strongly advocates making the most of the time you have and living as you want to. I have tried to be real and answer any question he has while still following Christ in decision making and problem solving.

I've mentioned YF a lot before. He is an international student from China doing his masters degree in Biochem at UofS. He is open to learning more about God and taking it at his own pace, really trying to figure out what is true. I have shared the hope I have and the gospel many times, during the last week we saw Despicable Me 2 and then had a long talk in McDs where I had the chance to share a booklet about Chinese characters describing Bible stories. He's a really awesome guy and has invited multiple people to come to church with him. He has recently been busy with school and hasn't been to church much, but I pray he continues to grow in his faith and discovers a personal relationship with God.

I have not kept these two apart. Lol. The risk that FB dissuade YF from learning more about God was there, but YF isn't easily pursuaded. XP. Often we would all meet for lunch and it would turn into a bit of dark side versus light side; FB's suggestions versus mine. We never argued, and I never pushed YF to do anything he didn't want to. After a conversation about partying YF actually said "Don't drag me to the dark side, Thank you." Lol.

YF is like a smart younger brother while FB is often like a kid in a bearded man's body. God loves both of them and has plans for them. Pray I'd be able to keep in contact and that God would reveal Himself to them.