So to say the least this week has flown by. We have taught so much this week, which is really good.
Cool
story of this week. So we had been booted from two of our appointments
and we decided that we would just tract for a while until our next
appointment. So we were walking down this street and we saw this guy
sitting on his motor cycle, and there was just something about him. I
don't know how to explain it, but I knew we needed to talk to him. So we
talked to him and he excitedly set up a time for us to come teach him
and his family. So we got there to his house a few days later. When we
walked in it was obvious that they loved god. There were crosses and
momma Mary's (as they call her in the Philippines) everywhere. And we
started to talk to them and get a back ground to them. It turns out
that they have been looking for the right church and that day we met him
he was driving to a Jehovas witness service, but he knew that he was
early so he felt like he should just pull to the side of the road there
and wait for a little while. Then we met him. So I'm not too sure what
will happen, but they took the first lesson very well and invited us
back again. I know that we were supposed to be walking down that street
at that time. The Lord will answer your prayers if your truly looking.
So this week we had one of our recent converts
invite us to lunch out at her house. She lives about 45 min trike ride
into the middle of miles of rice fields. So she said that if we could
get out there she would take us back on her trike. So we showed up
right when she wanted us too annnnnnnd... wasn't home haha :) So we were
stuck in the middle of the bukid with no choice but to walk back in.
It was one of the most beautiful walks I've ever had. Of course I was
taking pictures the whole time, so I will add those in. Miles and miles
of rice fields and mango trees. It was amazing. But the only problem
was we were now on a 2 and a half hour trek back in, in the heat of the
day. I don't know if you all remember, but I burn wayyy easy. Sooo haha,
be started back in and I realized quick that I was getting sun burnt.
Any way, later that night I had every kid in Berteze coming up and
touching and scratching my burnt skin because they had never seen such a
thing before. They had no Idea that skin even did that haha. So yeah,
burnt skin with kids hanging from it. God was for sure teaching me a
lesson. I keep my sunscreen close now :)
So yeah that was my week! Ill add a few pictures, I hope you can get them.
Love you all!
Elder Gordon
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