안녕하십나까?
Sorry, I don't have a ton of time this week but there's a
lot to cover!
This week was a bit bitter-sweet. We had some of our
progressing investigators who were close to baptismal dates drop, or stop
meeting, with us. Which is always heartbreaking for a missionary.
But, we also were able to meet with a few new investigators!
One of them, I affectionately call 엄마, or mom, mostly because she hasn't told us her name but
insists on her being our "Korean mom." We met her on the street and
fell in love with us and took us to her home and fed us lots and lots and lots
of food. Eating Korean food well shows your love for the Korean people. I pride
myself in eating Korean food well – eating a lot and eating fast. It might seem
weird, but it really helps you build a relationship with the Korean people.
She has invited us over many times and loves having us. She
always gives us plenty of kimchi to take home. She really has treated us like
her own children. One night, when we were over we started sharing a message
with her about our church. As we were discussing religion she mentioned that
the reason why she loves us so much is that her only daughter died when [her
daughter] was in here 20's. So when she saw us it reminded her of her daughter
and that meeting with us
has filled a hole in her heart. We are excited to share the plan of salvation with her in the near future.
We also met, through of serious of miracles, met a Chinese
lady who was living alone and was in desperate need for some American friends
that she could communicate with. She was excited when she met with us because
she had someone she could talk to.
It goes to show that there are so many people in this world
who are lost or alone and as we reach out in love and share this gospel with
them we can show them that with the gospel we never have to feel that way. We
will always have the gospel. And that foundation can carry us through any
trial, or loneliness.
Thursday was Zone Training. It was the first Zone Training
in 7 months where I did not have to get up and train in front of everyone! It
was the BEST.
Sister Tolley and I have been practicing some Children songs
on the Ukulele that we sing on the street. It's been pretty successful so far -
and it involves something we both love, music!
This Saturday was Korean Independence Day! So all the flags were out!
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Our neighborhood Shijang 시장
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I hope you all have a wonderful week! This last week it was
raining like CRAZY but today it was a pretty nice day!
I love you all~!
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