Hey guess what! We are all alive and doing well! I dont even know what everyone is talking about. There was a typhoon signal raised all day yesterday just at a level 3, which is no problem. But in the evening it got raised to a level 8 and we are not allowed to go out in a level 8 or 10. Everyone at church was saying how it is supposed to be the biggest typhoon they have had in like 30 years so we were getting pretty excited! I have seen some black rain and a smaller typhoon but I was actually kinda excited to see what I real storm would be like. We were getting texts throughout the afternoon updating us about the storm and telling us to stay away from the windows and make sure everything is secure, but every time we looked out the windows we wondered when it was coming... it was just a bit of rain and wind. Kinda a bummer that we had to stay inside. We just ended up organizing our less active records hard core for a couple of hours. We were afraid that it might just end up coming today and that we wouldnt be able to go out on pday, but when we woke up this morning, it just went back down to a level 3. It is not even raining outside.... the sky just is super de duper gray. Soyih... mh sai daam saam! :) (So... no need to worry!)
But this week as been super great! The work is moving a bit slower than I would like... but it is not my work it is His. We learned on Tuesday that Sister Yip has to lay on her back for the next two weeks. in mainland. poop. I hate that place. We were thinking before it wouldnt be so bad if she just had to lay flat and then we could go and visit her and then teach her family in the process... maybe that would have even been a blessing. But then she said she had to stay in mainland and we were super bummed. We have in Mainland number as well, but we asked for permission to call her a couple times a week and we got denied. Extra poopy. They said it is to risky. Mainland is very very strict and we have to abide by their rules.
I now know what Mid Autumn Festival is like! It is awesome! I love it so much. So many families all in one place! It is like a missionaries true come true! .... wow... I sound so creepy.... But anyway, everyone goes to the park and walks around with lanterns and watches the moon. We have one of the biggest parks I have ever seen in our area and the city decorated it with all this Chinese stuff and made it look so cool. We went out finding in the evening in that park and got to enjoy the decor and contact some families at the same time. It is kinda awkward interrupting families when they are busy playing with each other, but we just had to remember that what we have to share is going to make their families even happier! It was really awesome to see that Hong Kong actually does have families. I feel like they should have a mid autumn festival every week so that people can stop focusing on work and see what is really important.
Anyway.... you should just read sister Wilcox's blog... I am sure it is much better. I like reading all of your emails much better than writing my own... sorry I am such a crappy writer... hopefully she can help you all get a bit of a better idea of how things really are over here. It is just awesome. I love Hong Kong and being a missionary.
I love you all! and I miss you alot!
Shea
Pictures:
1. the view from my desk... if you look to the windows on the building across, someone actually taped their windows before the "typhoon" came.
2. Park at mid autumn
3. park at mid autumn
4. We have so many freakin mooncakes...
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