The value of a dollar
We have friends who are missionaries in China. I do a lot of design work for them here and mail out their monthly update letters. This is partly to protect them from the Chinese government, who might not like the “work” their seeking to do there. At any rate, they have small children also and Andy has enjoyed learning tidbits about China because of them.
Today, he was again talking about the need to go visit his friends in China. (This was prompted because I was stuffing envelopes with their monthly prayer letter to update supporting churches.) We again talked about how far away China is, the fact that it’s dark there when it’s light here, and how maybe someday God would send Andy there.
His response? “Maybe we should buy some money so we can go soon.”
Buy some money?! “As in, here’s my nickel, I’ll take two twenties?” If only it were that easy! 
October 26th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Way to go Andy!!
October 27th, 2007 at 8:57 am
Andy, Nana deals with people at the bank I work at that thinks it is that easy. Most of them think they only have to call the bank and ask what their balance is and then they run out and spend that much. “Well you said I had X amount on such and such day.” We always tell them “Your balance with the debits that have cleared the bank is…, you may still have outstanding debits.”
October 30th, 2007 at 10:42 am
Wow. Nana. So THAT’S how it works. Got it.
Andy, Aunt Heather sometimes deals with tellers at banks who won’t give us all the money we want when we want it. That is okay. Some people are just grumpy and they need us there to help them smile and to give them stories to tell. We need to be patient in explaining our personal exchange rate and, someday, they’ll understand.