lucia

Lucia worked for us for a short while. She was fresh out of school working as an office assistant. Her English was just ok, and was getting better by the day. So, really didn't get to know her beyond her reimbursing me for hotel stays, the systematic "good mornings" or "ne hows", and a question she asked the boss one night out in Shekou.

"Do you believe in Jesus Christ?", Lucia asked proudly.

The importance here isn't to analyze the question, but to look at who is asking this question. At a macro scale, her question challenged my perceptions of a Christless China. Simply fact, a Christian PRC Chinese is considered to be weird, further, the PRC forbids the open practice of Christianity within the country.

Shortly after this night she quit the company. I don't know if the answer to her question was the a motive for quitting, I doubt it, but maybe, (I'm interested at the idea though, working for someone based on their religious beliefs, or analyzing working for a Christian boss versus working for an atheist boss) I think she was simply pushed to hard, maybe a little unqualified, but the best part is since she left others are starting to follow.