When Li Du saw that this wasn't the guy named Maratai? He had met both sides when he was in the car dealership. Li Du bet with him, he lost the bet, and then ran away without paying the bill.

Maratai also noticed him, but pretended not to see him, only staring at Sophie.

Sophie smiled politely, "It's great to meet here, but are you really happy? Why can't I see the joy in your eyes?"

Maratai was embarrassed and said, "No, why am I unhappy? Every time I see you, I am very happy. I don't know why, maybe God..."

"Don't, Maratai, don't use God to cover up your lying. This is not good. I hope you can respect my faith." Sophie immediately changed his attitude when he heard him say this.

Marate was even more embarrassed, but he still stayed here and refused to leave.

Li Du felt that this guy was quite thick-skinned. If he had to pay the bill in front of the girl he liked, he would never dare to see her again in the future.

Where is Marate? When I came over to see Sophie, I was very confident, as if Li Du lost the last bet and Li Du was also denied the debt.

The meeting between the two sides was not pleasant. Marate seemed to be unsatisfied with Sophie, but Sophie was very polite to him, and the conversation was also polite.

Finally, Maratai retreated. Before leaving, he whispered to Li Du: "Don't do useless work. Sophie won't have any results with you. She won't marry a non-white person."

Li Du also whispered: "Then she won't marry you anymore."

Maratai sneered: "How is it possible, I am a standard white person..."

"No, you are black, your heart is too dark, and your skin is dyed black." Li Du said.

This made Maratai furious, and he gritted his teeth and said, "If this wasn't a church meeting, I would definitely beat you up all over the ground."

Li Du smiled and shook his head. If he was interested in entertaining a normal bickering battle, he would be no longer interested in this kind of weak threat. Like a child, what's the point?

As a result, Maratai thought he was scared, and looked at his back and his eyes flashed.

Church activities in the United States are very formal, especially many activities such as these participants. Everyone has to participate in them and make contributions.

Sophie introduced to Li Du that the event had been prepared for half a month. Someone was responsible for sending an email invitation before, some registered the number of participants online, and some prepared a shared lunch.

In addition, there are people who are responsible for singing hymns, and some are responsible for playing piano and instruments, which requires advance drilling.

Pastors should prepare to preach the Bible and preach, volunteers should be responsible for driving and picking up people, and arrange people to clean up in advance, etc.

Because the charity auction was held this time, the organization became more complicated. Du Qi and other rich people became the person in charge and contributed all kinds of money and efforts.

The white gloves at the auction were a middle-aged man with a loud voice. Li Du knew him. They had seen him at the warehouse auction. Smith and the homeless would ask him to host the auction.

The white gloves were named Lewis Luther. After seeing Li Du, he came over to say hello and said, "So you are a church member, I didn't know about it before."

Li Du smiled bitterly and said, "Sorry, in fact, I am not yet. I came with my friend."

Lewis nodded and said, "That's right, it's okay. I believe that one day you will realize God's call and join our team."

Christianity in Flagstaff City is more inclusive. Li Du has never seen forced missionary things like this, or it is rare in the United States. Belief in religion depends on family guidance and voluntary.

At ten o'clock, everyone entered the church.

Li Du sat behind Sufi, and he looked at the decoration of the church curiously. In fact, it was very simple inside, there were many painted Bible stories on the glass, many rows of chairs, statues of the Virgin Mary, statues of the Son, etc.

Next was church activities, first the pastor preached, and then the choir formed by children came on stage to sing the chants.

Sophie sang in a low voice, Li Du didn't dare to speak, he was afraid that he could not help but shout, "Chick is in the vast world, my love."

A series of activities were relatively dull, and the participants obviously had long been used to these links.

When Li Du saw that the believers were not all very pious, some people were secretly taking a nap, such as Mr. Martin.

Mr. Martin sat in the row behind them, with Tek and other old friends. He was very serious at first, but not long after, they all began to look down and contemplative.

After a while of contemplation, they closed their eyes and their noses began to move rhythmically.

Li Du almost laughed out loud, these guys fell asleep!

After the preaching and hymns were over, everyone began to rest and relax. Lewis, White Gloves, appeared and began to prepare for the auction to be held later.

Sophie introduced: "There are some siblings in the church who have a difficult life and need everyone's help, but if we lend a helping hand, it may hurt their self-esteem."

"So we need to do it through God's hands, and donations will be stored in the church account, and will be approved by the Presbyterian Church when it is used, and will be announced after it is used up."

Li Du smiled and said, "Since you need help, are you still worried about your dignity being damaged?"

Sophie said seriously: "Yes, we want to help others, but if it hurts others' dignity, then what is the use of our help?"

This topic cannot be argued, Li Du nodded and said, "You are right."

Sophie laughed and said, "I know you may not understand some of our ideas, but as long as we don't hurt others and have no bad ideas, then respect each other, isn't that good?"

Li Du nodded very seriously this time. He held Sophie's hand and said, "Yes, respect each other, Sophie, I'm a little self-righteous sometimes."

The female doctor raised her eyebrows gently and whispered: "No, you have never. Oh, the auction will be voluntary later. If you don't have something you like, you don't have to hold a sign."

Li Du participated in a charity auction for the first time, which was also a kind of work he worked for, and he decided to participate.

After everyone sits down, the auction is about to begin.

The Martin and his wife sat down next to him and smiled and said, "Let's feel the atmosphere. You usually attend more auctions, so you should have more experience with this?"

Li Du said: "It's different. Sir, Madam, the auctions I attended were to make money. Here we are to help others. The two sides are very different."

"No, charity auctions are not simple efforts, the ultimate goal is win-win. We donate things for auctions, aimed at people who need these things, rather than simply asking everyone to pay for money."
Chapter completed!