997. 982. Fundraising and Construction (3/5)

Chapter 997 982. Fundraising and Construction (35)

Knowing that the other party is a Christian, Lao Wang laughed and said cautiously: "I don't know much about this."

The man had a very gentle temper and said with a smile: "I understand that Chinese people are more familiar with Buddhism and Taoism, right? But I think there are quite a few Christians in China now, right?"

There are more than a few, Wang Bo thinks about the couplets posted by many people in the village during the Chinese New Year, and he feels pain in his stomach, such as "Glory to God, peace to the world", "God rewards the four seasons with peace, the Lord bestows a good harvest", and "Farewell to the old days" Thanks to the Lord for the love of the New Year, and pray for the grace of God in the New Year'...

Really, when he saw this kind of couplet in the village, he was a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, this man did not convince him to believe in Christianity. After a brief chat between the two, he introduced himself.

The man's name is Rudy Kevlar. He used to be a godfather in a church. Later, because he wanted to raise the child, he brought the child to Sunset Town.

Wang Bo asked curiously: "Then what kind of work are you doing now? Is it a bit expensive to give up your career in order to train your children?"

Rudy smiled and said: "It's considered that I gave up my job, but I didn't actually give up my career. I can now provide theological assistance to some churches online, officiate weddings, and occasionally go on business trips to do missionary work, and I am still serving my Lord faithfully."

Because of Rudy's attitude, Wang Bo became a little curious about religion.

He didn't get in touch with religion because he heard that these people were fanatical, and they would preach wildly if they caught a non-religious person.

Rudy doesn't seem like this kind of person. He said before that he respects a person's belief, and also respects the "faith" of a person who does not believe in God.

Wang Bo asked: "In Christianity, where will non-believers like us go after death?"

"You still think about these?"

Old Wang nodded: "Recently, I am a little interested in metaphysics. Whenever I am alone, I ask myself, who am I, where do I come from, and where will my soul return in the future? How big is the universe? What is time... ..."

Rudy laughed dumbly: "I can't answer these questions for you. Only the Almighty God knows these. I'd better answer your first question. There is no doubt that you will go to heaven after death."

Wang Bo was surprised: "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."

"Also, heaven is for all good people. You are a good man, mayor. You have created a good town that everyone praises. In a way, you are not a believer, but you are a believer. You are following God. footsteps."

Seeing the two communicating, Uncle Bing came over and said, "Boss, are you finally interested in Catholicism?"

Wang Bodao: "My growth environment determines that I only believe in hard work, but I like to chat with my godfather, and I feel relaxed and happy when chatting with Godfather Rudy."

"My honor." Rudy still kept smiling. This kind of smile is not a formula one, but a smile from the bottom of his heart, which is very contagious.

At the end of the conversation, Uncle Bing said: "Boss, I suggest you conduct a survey of beliefs in the town. If necessary, should we build a church?"

Rudy said: "If a church is built in the town, it must be well planned. When I went to Europe to study, I saw that the church there is the best tourist attraction. So I hope that if there is a church in Sunset Town, it must be built. Have some style."

"Is a church going to be built in the town?" A middle-aged man and his daughter overheard their words when they passed by. "My God, a church is finally going to be built. Do we have a place to pray?"

"Then we have to form a choir."

"My daughter can lead the singing, she used to lead the school choir back in Auckland and she would do a great job."

"I donated a statue of Jesus to the church, which was left by my grandfather."

There was a rush of suggestions, and soon more than 20 people gathered around to discuss this issue.

Wang Bo stared at this scene dumbfounded. He felt that he might have underestimated the number of Catholics in the town.

He didn't say anything here, but the plans for building the church over there are almost done. Godfather Rudy was elected as the godfather and person in charge of the church, and the choir is almost formed...

Eva came over and asked why they were discussing so intensely. Wang Bo smiled wryly and said, "The town may build a church. Oh, dear, you also believe in Christ, right?"

"I don't believe it at work," the beautiful teacher shrugged, "Besides, Ukraine is an Orthodox church, and we are incompatible with Catholics."

"Water and fire are incompatible? Is it too exaggerated? This is not the era of religious wars in the Middle Ages."

Eva joked: "Didn't you say that we are a fighting nation? Since we are a fighting nation, how can we ease the issue of belief?"

March 25, the first Sunday after the vernal equinox, is the Easter weekend in Christianity.

For him, this festival was good. The night before, he had drawn a mysterious heart, but it was called the Heart of Warning, and it looked like a light green bell. I don't know what it was for.

After drawing the heart, he used it, put it in any place, and the bell floated above the sand table.

As for the effect, it is not clear. Wang Bo has no time to pay attention to this warning heart since he has other things to do.

Perhaps because of the news that the church was going to be built in Sunset Town, the townspeople decided to organize an Easter parade on the eve of Easter.

Wang Bo didn't care about these festivals. In the past few years, the Christmas in Sunset Town was not even grand. Only during Waitangi Day, there would be some activities in the Maori village.

However, judging from the registration situation, this Easter parade was bigger than the Christmas parade in the town. When Wang Bo went to see the registration list, he was shocked by the long list.

Uncle Bing, who was counting the list, stood up when he saw him, and said, "Boss, I have good news."

"What good news?"

"Our believers are going to organize and hold a fundraiser. According to the current situation, it is no problem to raise up to 100,000 yuan. We want to raise a church."

"Why did you suddenly think of this?" Wang Bo smiled wryly.

Uncle Bing shrugged and said, "In the past, there were no religious activities organized in the town, and no godfather came. Now that there is a godfather, why don't we build a church?"

"After the church is built, I will still volunteer to serve the believers and God." Rudy, who is also on the statistical list, added, "But we need your approval, and I hope you can set aside a part of the land to allow us to build a church .”

So what else can Lao Wang say? They pooled their own money to build a church, and there are obviously a lot of believers in the town. It would be a bit too much to refuse to provide land.

He could do nothing for the Catholics, and Rudy, being a very reasonable man, didn't emphasize what he had to do as mayor in this regard.

However, he cannot stop some reasonable and legal actions of Catholics, such as building churches.