Cheri Did WHAT?!

Well here's a post most of you would never think you'd read about on this blog... Last night was our church's Thanksgiving Day celebration. It was a fun evening of eating (even a turkey this year!), singing, dancing, and a comedy act. The whole thing was great... Where's the excitement??? Read on...

At the end of the comedy act (the last part of the evening), the two women performing sang a song in Taiwanese and then the same song in Mandarin. Afterwards, they realized that they never translated it into English so they called me up to see if I understood what they had said. I acted like I had no idea what was going on (even though I did) and was very hesitant to go up on stage. I'll write the rest of the script. I'll just write the other languages in English letters (Sorry to any of my Taiwanese friends for my poor translating.)...

Alice: Cheri, how are you?
Cheri: Wa how. (I'm well.)
Alice: Did you understand what we said?
Cheri: Wa dong. (I understood.)
A: You understood that?
C: Shur. (Yes)
A: Wow.
C: Wa hui chung. (I can sing it.)
A: You can?
C: Shur. (Yes)
C: [To the tune of Oh My Darlin' Clemintine.]
Li sheen Yaesu (Come to believe in Jesus)
Li sheen Yaesu
Li sheen Yaesu shien tsai (Come to believe in Jesus right now)
Shien tsai li sheen Yaesu
Li sheen Yaesu shien tsai
A: Wow!
C: Wa hui chung tai wan oi (I can sing it in Taiwanese.)
A: You can?!
C: Shur. (Yes)
Li sheen Yazo
Li sheen Yazo
Li sheen Yazo hen tsai
Hen tsai li sheen Yazo
Li sheen Yazo hen tsai

Everyone was cracking up and/or cheering by the end. It was so much fun trying to speak their languages and letting them laugh at/with me. :) I was very nervous about the singing being most of you know my voice, but it went very well. Praise God! I love our church. It's such a blessing being there. This Thanksgiving, I thank God for them so much!