June 24, 2013

fruit flies like a banana.

Ma chère famille,

These weeks are passing like seconds, no joke. I can't believe it's Monday again!!

Anyways, this week was good. Interesting, but good. First of all, I finished my second mission journal this week. Whaaaat. I'm super old. And I also finished my ten thousand jars of birthday pb. (that actually lasted longer than I thought it would.)

But this week. We had two exchanges! One with Magenta, Tuesday to Wednesday, and the other with Ducos, Thursday to Friday. Unfortunately, I I dunno, the stress of that took both Soeur Tere and I out or something... Cause she was out all day Saturday with a migraine. Like no joke. She slept from 10 to 7:30. I studied and wrote letters and made two planners. But it was funny. I was kinda going crazy... It's weird having nothing to do, when you know that people are waiting for you. And also, entertainment options as a mish are kinda limited... So it wasn't nearly as fun as a sick day at home. hah. Mais bon. Oh well. Also, last night, I was out for a couple hours cause I did something funky to my neck this weekend. So we went to church yesterday, ate, had one lesson, and then were gonna come home and do our etudes before having a couple more lessons at night, but I needed to rest, so we stayed home. 

But the middle of the week was good! And I'm excited to get back to work. My neck is doing considerably better, so that's nice. So yah, exchanges. I was in Paita with Soeur Hall Tuesday and half of Wednesday, and that was great! We did some finding and teaching and it was fun. I learn lots from every single soeur here, and it's humbling to be taught by everyone. I LOVE IT. 

And Thursday exchange, well, that was probs my fave exchange to date. I was in Ducos with Soeur Andreasen, and she's brand new. She got here a couple weeks ago. And I can't exactly explain, but it was great to be with her. Because I learned a lot. And I saw myself at the beginning of the mission in her. Soeur Andreasen is shy in english, so she is especially shy in french. During the lessons, I was mostly the one talking, and I'd have to invite her to talk to get a few words out of her. And I was exactly the same my first month here. I felt so inadequate, especially with two francophone companions. But, I loved this exchange because I was able to share with her my experiences and the things I learned because of the beginning. I was able to testify to her that she is important and that she is here for a wise purpose that she will see as she has the faith to open her mouth. And it was also cool to see where I've come from and where I am now. I see the gospel change people's lives every day. But until this exchange, I didn't really see how much it had changed mine! HUGE tender mercy. The Lord knows what He's doing.

Also, a quick "time is precious" miracle. We had just finished a lesson on Wednesday and we had about 10 minutes til our next lesson. We prayed and we yelled bonjour at exactly one house. Where we found a man named Mathius, who had already spoken with the missionaries. We placed a Livre and set up an appointment. It was incredible!! And that just goes to show that with the Lord's help, even porte a porte can be efficace. effective

Anyways, time's up. But! I love you famille! Thank you for all that you do for me and for your prayers! Know that you are in mine all the time and that I can feel your love and support all the way in New Cal! Have a good week!

L'evangile est vraie!

Love, Soeur Santos