Universal Language

Friday night, one of the coolest things happened. So, we were walking around downtown Beijing…It’s a hoppin place. There are big squares and sidewalks where people are having dance parties/competitions, roller blading, using huge paintbrushes and water writing characters on the sidewalk, and of course there are some musicians. There was this one guy playing the guitar and singing with his mic and amp. I approached him and asked if I might be able to play and sing a song, and he let me! After the first one, “Olly Olly Oxen Free,” he asked me to play another one, “Happy to Be Here.” Boy was I happy to be there, to be singing to a crowd of Chinese people on a Friday night in downtown Beijing! Although there were a lot of people standing around and stopping by to see what was happening, I felt as if I had connected with each individual person whose eyes I made contact with. And although, many may not have understood the words I was using, I know the language barrier did not keep them from feeling the spirit. Music is the universal language. It carries the vibration of love. It’s the frequency of love. One day, those Chinese people who heard the music that night are going to be blessed to hear the gospel message, and the feeling that they felt that night is going to be familiar. They are going to remember. It was such a great experience and it also was my first time introducing myself in Chinese in front of a crowd of mandarin speakers. That night was definitely a highlight.