ha. Spanish. That's about all I can remember. BreAnna sent me a letter in Spanish and I could only understand about half. Sad. But it is ok... Chinese is much more useful. I thought this week I might as well start off with yet another Cantonese mess up. This week when we were contacting this girl sister Wilcox commented, "Leih se dak leng. (Oh you write really nicely)" and then I comment "Ngoh se dak fei.(I write really fat)" What I meant to say was chau yeung (ugly) but the Spanish word started coming out first. Feo. So they it just got switched in my mouth to fat. fei. Hahaha... that might just be funny to me... but i dont really care. The lady we were contacting laughed and so it was alright.
But this week as been a fantastic week! It has been chalk full of finding, but every time we were tired and feeling down the Lord rewarded us with awesome and prepared contacts. This week we met Stanley a dad who wants us to share with his family, Kabby a mom who is just not happy with her life right now, Ivy a christian that wants to find truth, Ms. Lee a high class Chinese from mainland that has no idea what religion is but wants to learn and so many others!!! We were able to give Eva her baptismal date for Dec. 8! We also ran into some people that we had taught a lesson or two to and then they stopped answering their phones. I feel like if you run into someone twice... especially in Hong Kong, God is definitely umpi ing (bah! chinenglish. i cant think of the translation.)... like setting up the thing to happen. The only bad part of the week as been that Sister Yip has not answered her phone and her baptism is planned for this upcoming Sunday. As of right now there is no way that she can make it, but it just makes me nervous when she does not answer her phone. We are pretty sure she has just gone back up to mainland for a bit, but she didnt tell us ahead of time... MAINLAND!!! the biggest mahfaahn (bother) ever. But really though, when that place opens the church will double in size. They are just so prepared and humble.
This last Sunday we had stake conference. Whoever planned general conference and stake conference to be back to back was not thinking. Normally I love stake and general conference. I think that it is great for the ward members and we are able to receive alot of revelation about how to better serve others. But when you are trying to get people to come to church for the first time and you are trying to explain what it is like... you explain everything and it sounds great. Kids class, learning, singing, 3 hours. Ok. But then... oh wait this week is a bit different. It is two hours of you sitting and listening to people you dont know talk about how you can share this gospel, of which you know nothing about, with your friends. Not to mention it is at a different place and different time than usual. ...... well thats just poopy. So we didnt invite to many people to come to church this week cause I was kinda afraid that they would never want to go back. I dont know if that is bad or not... but during stake conference half the ward members were asleep. So I actually dont feel that guilty. Next sunday will be SO much better.
Ok la... well... things are still super great here. sister Wilcox and I are still loving Cheung Sha Wan. We decided that we are going to become the first sister AP's. we are trying to teach a bit more excitingly and becoming more creative with teaching and finding. If you think of any good object lessons, or ways to get attention, without seeming insane, email them to me. We are pretty willing to try a number of different things. :)
I love you all!
Keep doing the work there!
Shea
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