Week 5 Transfer 7

Grace was baptized!!! This week has just been amazing!

Sister Grace with her fellowship family where she happens to work and a babysitter/house keeper. One of my favorite families in the mission. They have my family picture up on there wall. Haha. The Pioquinto Family.

So for starters, we just had a big storm yesterday and wow!!! It was insane but not even that bad for a storm here. I have so much more appreciation for the strength and diligence of the people here! So this week hopefully Albert and Honeylyn were to be interviewed for Baptism but they weren't able to go to church. I will definitely miss them.

We went to this new area in Sta. Ward where an American has never ever gone before but we have a family we know there who's cousins all live around them. Its out in the Bukid by another area of ours called Abada. Its so amazing and peaceful over there! I loved being there! I hope that the Elders continue to start visiting over there. There is so much of a future over there. That's for sure! I wish that I could visit there more! I've had tons of struggles, challenges, successes, learnings, and what not in Sta. Fe Ward. I'll always remember the members.

So two of our investigators that are sisters. Sister Jovelyn and Jenylyn are opening up more and more to us! I have so much hope for them. They are honestly awesome! I can't wait for that day when I find out that they are Baptized! We were teaching them one day and Jenylyn is Iglesia Ni Christo. I asked if we could kneel and pray before we left (after having a super powerful meaningful and spiritual lesson with them)(its against the rules in Iglesia to kneel), at first Sister Jenylyn hesitated and then I said, "Sister, its not against the rules to kneel. Even Jesus kneeled when he prayed to our Father in Heaven." Right away she was like "Alright!." She kneeled with us!

I will definitely miss all the people I've made friendships with and relationships with here in Sta. Fe ward, especially my Filipina Mom, Sister De La Banda. Tons of things she has done to help the missionary work.

Oh by the way. You're maybe wondering why I talking the way I am talking. Yes, I just transferred. Today. My new companion is Elder May! My first American Companion! I'm still in the same Zone though which is Hilarious!!! I've been in 3 areas in the same Zone. Gotta love Bacolod Central Zone. I'm now in 2nd Ward. Its also hilarious because I met relief society sisters last Sunday at stake conference from 2nd ward and they said "Elder, you need to be assigned to us. We will pray that you will be assigned to us." Guess what! Bam! Wow Amazing!

I love this mission! I'm so ready now!!

Elder May and I.

Sister Cecil and Royce John. Big time awesome peoples here. They dropped me off to transfers earlier.