Week 51: Time Flies By

     This week was fast and amazing!  So last Saturday, we are able to go outside and visited some of the members.  We are so happy that we are able to meet with Zairah Odonio magulang nya to explain and discuss their daughter's desire to be baptized.  We explained how important it is to her and her family, etc.  They are so happy to hear from us and how we described her commitment and attitude.  We will still contact her mum anytime.  
     
     We still wanted to know more members and are waiting for people to respond.  Hopefully we will be able to contact each of them.  Our concern in this area is that we are unable to reach some of the people.  We were so happy that we found some of them last Saturday during our visits because some area signals are weak.  Besides that, we were able to meet the parents of Sister Sarah and were able to talk to them outside their house.  They were so happy for our visit and that we can teach their daughter when we call he mum's phone number.  She allows us to call her.  The majority of people are not answering our calls and half of them we are unable to reach.  My companion and I are looking forward each day and praying for a miracle.

     We are grateful this weekend that we received 3 referrals from friends online and one of them has been taught by the missionaries.  There is sometimes we don't get anyone on the call but we are always praying for the weather to get calm so that we will be able to reach them. I think that is all from Libon Branch.  

Elder Bateiti

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After visiting, we take a 10 minute walk from one investigator, Sister Kritine.  Grateful that her mother seemed ok unlike before.

Elder Bateiti Doing Service

Elder Villar Doing Service

Rice fields consume much of our time while traveling in this area.  There are a bunch of rice fields that we have to walk around.

Walking up and down.  It's more fun to me - sliding on the muddy path.  Haha.


One of my favorite dishes here - Spaghetti


 

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