981. The Godfather (2/5)
When he learned that the other party was a Christian, Lao Wang blew and said cautiously: "I don't know much about this."
The man had a gentle temper and smiled and said, "I understand, Chinese people are more familiar with Buddhism and Taoism, right? But I think there are many Christians in China now, right?"
More than a few, Wang Bo thought about the couplets posted by many people in the village during the Chinese New Year, and he felt so distressed, "Glory is to God, peace is to the world", "God rewards peace in the four seasons, and the Lord gives good harvests", "gods farewell to the old year and thanks the Lord for love, and prays for God's grace to welcome the New Year"...
To be honest, he was a little embarrassed when he saw this kind of couplet in the village.
Fortunately, the man did not convince him to believe in Christianity. After a brief chat, he introduced himself.
The man's name is Rudy Kevra. He used to be a godfather in a church. Later, because he wanted to raise children, he brought the children to Sunset Town.
Wang Bo asked curiously: "Then what job are you doing now? Is this a bit expensive to give up your career in order to cultivate your children?"
Rudy smiled and said, "I gave up my job, but I didn't give up my career. I can now provide theological assistance to some churches online, host weddings, and occasionally go on business trips to perform preaching work, and still serve my Lord faithfully."
Because of Rudy's attitude, Wang Bo was a little curious about religion.
He did not come into contact with religion because he had heard that these people were very fanatical and would preach crazily if they caught a person who did not believe in religion.
Rudy doesn't seem to be such a person. He has said before that he respects a person's faith and respects this "faith" in which a person does not believe in God.
Wang Bo asked, “In Christian doctrine, where will people like us who are not believers go after death?”
"You still think about this?"
Lao Wang nodded: "I've been a little interested in metaphysics recently. Whenever I'm alone, I will ask myself, who am I, where am I from, and where will I return to my soul in the future? How big is the universe? What is time..."
Rudy laughed silently: "I can't answer you these questions, only the omnipotent God knows these. I'd better answer your first question. There is no doubt that you will go to heaven after you die."
Wang Bo said in surprise: "Go to heaven? But I don't believe in religion?"
Rudy smiled and said, "You are a misunderstanding. The Catholic doctrine is that God loves the world, and God blesses all good people, not all his believers."
"Same, heaven is for all good people, mayor, you are a good person, you create a good town that everyone praises, in some ways, you are not a believer, but you are a believer, you are following in the footsteps of God."
Seeing the two of them communicating, Uncle Bing walked over and said, "Boss, are you finally interested in Catholicism?"
Wang Bo said: "My growth environment has determined that I only believe in hard work, but I like to chat with the godfather. I feel relaxed and happy when chatting with the godfather Rudy."
"My honor." Rudy still kept smiling. This smile was not a formulaic one, but was smiling from the bottom of her heart, with a strong infectiousness in her smile.
When the conversation ended, Uncle Bing said, "Boss, I suggest you do a faith census in the town. If necessary, should we build a church?"
Rudy said: "If a church is built in the town, you have to plan well. When I went to Europe to study, I saw that the church was the best tourist destination. So I hope that if the church in Sunset Town also built a church, it must be built in a more stylish way."
"Does a church be built in the town?" A middle-aged man heard their words as he walked by with his daughter, "Oh my god, we finally have a church. Do we have a place to pray, right?"
"Then we have to form a choir."
"My daughter can lead the vocals. When she was in Auckland, she was the lead vocals in the school choir. She would do a great job."
"I donate a statue of Jesus to the church, which was left by my grandfather."
The advice was spit out, and more than twenty people soon came to discuss the issue.
Wang Bo looked at this scene in amazement, feeling that he might have underestimated the number of Catholics in the town.
He didn't speak here, and the plan for building a church was almost done. Godfather Rudy was elected as the church godfather and head, and the choir was almost formed...
Eva came over and asked them what the discussion was so intense. Wang Bo smiled bitterly and said, "The town may have to build a church. Oh, my dear, you also believe in Christ, right?"
"I won't believe it when I work," the beautiful teacher shrugged. "Besides, Ukraine is an Orthodox parish, and we are incompatible with the Catholics."
"Water and fire are incompatible? It's too exaggerated? This is not the era of religious wars in the Middle Ages."
Eva teased: "Don't you say we are a fighting nation? Since we are a fighting nation, how can we ease the issue of faith?"
March 25, the first Sunday after the Spring Equinox, is the Easter weekend in Christianity.
For him, this festival was good. The night before, he got a mysterious heart, but the name was Warning Heart, which looked like a light green bell, and I don’t know what it was for.
After he pulled this heart, he used it and put it in a random place. The bell swayed over the sand tray.
As for the function, it is not clear. Wang Bo has no time to pay attention to this warning heart since then. He has other things to do.
Perhaps because of the news that Sunset Town was going to build a church, the townspeople decided to spontaneously hold an Easter parade.
Wang Bo, however, these festivals were not even grand in Sunset Town’s Christmas in the past few years. Only on Waitangyi Day, Maori Village would hold some activities.
However, judging from the registration situation, this Easter parade is larger than the Christmas parade in the town. When Wang Bo went to see the registration list, the long list scared him.
Uncle Bing, who was on the statistic list, stood up and said, "Boss, I got good news."
“What good news?”
"We believers are ready to organize and hold a fundraising. According to the current situation, it is okay to raise a fundraising of 100,000 yuan. We want to raise a church."
"Why did you suddenly think of this?" Wang Bo said with a wry smile.
Uncle Bing shrugged and said, "In the past, no religious activities were organized in the town, nor did he come to the godfather. Now that there is a godfather, why don't we build a church?"
“After the church is built, I will also volunteer to serve the believers and God.” Rudy, who is also on the statistics list, added, “But we need your approval, and hope you can demarcate a portion of the land to allow us to build a church.”
What else can Lao Wang say in this way? People raise money to build a church by themselves, and there are obviously many believers in the town. If they refuse to provide land, it would be a bit too much.
He could not do anything for the Catholics, Rudy was a very rational person and did not emphasize how much he had to help as the mayor in this regard.
However, he could not stop some reasonable and legal actions of Catholics, such as preparing for the construction of churches.
Chapter completed!