The Number One Son Report

Jul. 14, 2007 - Sick of Worldliness

Number One Son text messaged Honorable Father and asked him to call.  He said,
"I'm weary and tired of dealing with temptations.  There are lots of visual temptations here.  One example: in the places that sell tapes and DVDs, the English language films aren't sorted.  You find Wallace & Grommit, Toy Story 2, then "alien undead crime horror", and outright pornography, all mixed together.  It is just exhausting to keep your guard up so thoroughly all the time.  Thankfully, I may be avoiding other temptations simply because I can't read the characters well enough to read their vice."
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"Pray for me in general, I'm just objectively worn out -- just tired of some things here.  I'm tired of the food and missing my family.  I'm not feeling much appetite but I know I have to eat to avoid low blood sugar.  I am walking in the mall now and I'm so tired of the rampant materialism here.    I don't want to have anything or buy anything -- Back off ! Back off !  Don't show me any more merchandise !"
 
"The limited English cultural offerings (movies and periodicals) go heavily toward vice, horror, and crime as entertainment.  I am also feeling something of a news vacuum."  News is heavily propagandized (spin doesn't do it justice), so you are never sure what is going on in the outside world.
 
"I am bothered that the trade show my uncle had planned for me and my intern friend to attend has gone from Saturday plans (originally it was Thursday then changed to Friday) to now a midday Sunday event, and I'm concerned that my uncle's plans may preclude me at least going to the "legal" church.  Overall I'm just tired, physically and spiritually."
From his Honorable Parents:   Won't you join us in praying for rest and refreshment from the Lord for our dear Number One Son?
 
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