It looks like Christmas Spirit is strong at the house!!! The lights at Temple Square are beautiful. I am sad to have been miss the Santa party bekegen this year. Next year I hope I am on the good list! You are the top chef! Every week I look forward to seeing all the nice
treats you been make! I'm glad you are practicing for when I get home!
Well last week Brother Ariel and Sister Nesta got baptize! They were the most prepared investigators I been look on my mission this far. Their testimonies were deeply rooted into each of their hearts. This was especially life changing for Brother Ariel. When I saw him go
down and come up out of the water the words of "Brightly beams our Father's mercy" came to my head. The thought came to me that now Ariel was a new man. The man that once described himself as a "bad man" was now completely clean. And this is possible through the mercy blong Papa God. How great God's mercy truly is. To each of us. No matter our past experiences or current shortcomings. His mercy goat to each one of us. He offers it to anyone that will repent and receive His mercy. He wants too much to see every one of us will go bak and be with him again. It's a blessing as a missionary to be able to see first hand the extent of the mercy of Papa God.
This past week we focused a lot on reactivation bekegen, and man is that discouraging. There are a lot of "strong less actives." Some were happy to see us, others not so happy. It seemed that we were not really making a difference this week. But on Sunday two less active families that have not been to church in six years came. Papa is now working on becoming worthy to use prishud power of him. I was glad too much!! Some times the smallest notions of love that we show to people can make the bigwan difference.
Update on Heteley and Mata and their family: The two of them will be married on Christmas and now their entire family will be baptized together on January 10th. This week was the first week that their entire family came to church together. As I sat on that bench I been
overfilled with joy. There is a unique spirit about families. This has been a goal that I have had my entire mission: to teach and bring a whole family into the gospel. A lot of fasting and prayers have gone into this goal and I began to think it was not going to be possible. But every transfer I told myself "this is it. This is going to happen." And now, it is happening. Papa God will support us as we do everything in our power to achieve our goals.
Christmas won't be the same without you. But this Christmas will be a Christmas centered on the Savior and His spirit. We will be spending our Christmas at the hospital this year, caroling, visiting, and sharing lollies with the patients that are too sick to spend Christmas
with their families. This Christmas no Christmas decorations, good food, or bright lights. But I guess that is how the first Christmas was anyway: on a cold night in a stable. Christmas is about that first gift that came- the one that wasn't wrapped or bought. But the gift given to each of us that made it possible that we could return to live with our Father in Heaven for eternity. The best gift. I hope that this Christmas is a good one for all of you! I miss you! I love you! I know my Savior lives. I know He died for me, and you, and everyone in the world. I am grateful too much for all your love and support. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
I love you!
Sister Brown
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Every Day Is A Blessing
Wow!! Mom, you really went all out for Christmas Dance dinner!! Everything looked cute, and like it was hard work! But I know you, you always have to make everything look all cutesy! haha. Liz looked beautiful! I hope that there were no Christmas dance dramas like mine.. remember? It is weird little bit to see inside of our house, I feel like I no been inside long time now! Benny looks HUGE! He is growing up hurry up too much! Same with Mase! Bekegen thank you too much for the awesome Christmas package!! You all are the best!
This week has been....a hard one. Papa God has definitely been testing the two of us this week. He has been testing us to see how bad we want the blessings. We have been going, going, but Satan too been workin over time this week. One day this week especially had been a pretty hard day. It was pouring and we were soaked from head to toe. We walked and walked trying to see our investigators but every time we came to a house they told us that they weren't there, or they did not want to see us. I kept telling my companion "We have to keep going, there has to be a blessing behind all this." But every time that someone turned us down, or it began to rain harder she just looked at me and laughed. We continued to just try to look for the blessing: Later that day we had an appointment with Papa Ariel and Nesta. We talked about testimony and then gave them the opportunity to share their testimonies of the gospel. The spirit was indescribable as tufala been share their strong testimonies of the gospel of Jisas Kraes. They shared how they came to know the Book of Mormon was true.
Papa shared about how before he was a "bad man that every man hated" but through the teachings inside the gospel, he has changed. He shared how the gospel has changed what is important to him and what he wants out of life. He said, "I'll never be the same man because of my testimony. I'm a changed man." As I sat there the Holy Ghost just
testified to me bekegen that this is what makes the hard, rainy days worth it. Moments of true conversion like this make all the hard times seem like nothing. It also reminded me how this truly is the Lord's work, and he can do it himself. My companion and I did not do
any something special, the Lord did all the work. I am grateful too much that Papa God used my companion and I as tools in His hand. As we do the best we can and endure, he can use us as tools. He has a use for each of his children. He is the power. I know that is true. Once
we receive a true testimony, we can never be the same person we were before.
Another highlight of the week was yesterday!!! Papa Hetley with Mama Mata (his woman) and two of their kids came to church! This was mama's first time coming inside the church and she loved it! It been one great something to look a full family sit together in church. Mama could not stop smiling, this was her first time attending church with her family. After the meeting she been talk about how much she liked church. They will be married on December 25 and be baptize after. The work is moving!! I love it! I am glad too much for the chance I have to serve the Lord here! :) Thank you too much for every something! I love this gospel and I love you! :) Have a good week! :)
Love,
Sista Brown
This week has been....a hard one. Papa God has definitely been testing the two of us this week. He has been testing us to see how bad we want the blessings. We have been going, going, but Satan too been workin over time this week. One day this week especially had been a pretty hard day. It was pouring and we were soaked from head to toe. We walked and walked trying to see our investigators but every time we came to a house they told us that they weren't there, or they did not want to see us. I kept telling my companion "We have to keep going, there has to be a blessing behind all this." But every time that someone turned us down, or it began to rain harder she just looked at me and laughed. We continued to just try to look for the blessing: Later that day we had an appointment with Papa Ariel and Nesta. We talked about testimony and then gave them the opportunity to share their testimonies of the gospel. The spirit was indescribable as tufala been share their strong testimonies of the gospel of Jisas Kraes. They shared how they came to know the Book of Mormon was true.
Papa shared about how before he was a "bad man that every man hated" but through the teachings inside the gospel, he has changed. He shared how the gospel has changed what is important to him and what he wants out of life. He said, "I'll never be the same man because of my testimony. I'm a changed man." As I sat there the Holy Ghost just
testified to me bekegen that this is what makes the hard, rainy days worth it. Moments of true conversion like this make all the hard times seem like nothing. It also reminded me how this truly is the Lord's work, and he can do it himself. My companion and I did not do
any something special, the Lord did all the work. I am grateful too much that Papa God used my companion and I as tools in His hand. As we do the best we can and endure, he can use us as tools. He has a use for each of his children. He is the power. I know that is true. Once
we receive a true testimony, we can never be the same person we were before.
Another highlight of the week was yesterday!!! Papa Hetley with Mama Mata (his woman) and two of their kids came to church! This was mama's first time coming inside the church and she loved it! It been one great something to look a full family sit together in church. Mama could not stop smiling, this was her first time attending church with her family. After the meeting she been talk about how much she liked church. They will be married on December 25 and be baptize after. The work is moving!! I love it! I am glad too much for the chance I have to serve the Lord here! :) Thank you too much for every something! I love this gospel and I love you! :) Have a good week! :)
Love,
Sista Brown
Yummy yummy! This is how beautiful our food is!! :)
Poison Fish and Miracles
Mother!
What did I tell you about sending pictures of food? haha. Kidding! But really! It looks like you all had a delicous and fun Thanksgiving with the fam! I am grateful for all of you!! The most Thanksgiving spirit I got this year was I drew a hand turkey and said Happy Thanksgiving! haha. Next year! I cannot belief that Liz will be 16 tomorrow! Time flies, I remember when she was born! I am getting old!
This week has been crazy busy. Last week of transfers! The beginning week we went to Ambae and made exchanges with the two sisters there. It was pretty busy and beautiful! My companion has sores on her legs and the sisters there thought they were doctors...haha. I just sat back and felt sorry for my poor companion as they were digging, cutting, squeezing leaves, boiling salt etc. The sores ended up spreading and so by the time we were finished there she was in a lot of pain and couldnt walk very good. That's when she started to let me
be her doctor! :) haha. Now they look really good now, just some great scars-tatoos of vanuatu! haha.
The highlight of week of us was probably Ariel and Nesta's marriage. Ariel is a big chief in Apopo Ambae (another island). All of his children are members of the church, but when he was back on the island he never had interest in meeting with the missionaries. Well about 2
months ago he ate poison fish and was close up dead. The elders in his area came and gave him a blessing but the doctors insisted he be got flown to Santo to be watched. Well that is how we met him. We met him when he came to church two Sundays ago, and he was already ready to start lessons. We taught him almost every day week before last, and he is the most ready man I have ever met. Him and his wife were married on Saturday and will now be interviewed for baptism this week before they go back to Ambae next week. Through his children Papa God worked to plant small small seeds inside his heart. This has made
it easy for him to develop a strong testimony very quickly. That is what happens when we use faith. Faith will make it possible for us to strengthen our testimonies quickly. But if we don't exercise our faith it becomes weak as does testimoni. I know that every trial or hard time I been face that has tested my faith has made me stronger in the end. I am grateful for a Papa in Heaven that know every something and knows what is best for us. I am grateful for mission that has given me the chance to watch the faith of others strengthen as they
have come closer to Jisas Kraes.
I love all of you!! Have a good week!! :)
Love,
Sister Brown
What did I tell you about sending pictures of food? haha. Kidding! But really! It looks like you all had a delicous and fun Thanksgiving with the fam! I am grateful for all of you!! The most Thanksgiving spirit I got this year was I drew a hand turkey and said Happy Thanksgiving! haha. Next year! I cannot belief that Liz will be 16 tomorrow! Time flies, I remember when she was born! I am getting old!
This week has been crazy busy. Last week of transfers! The beginning week we went to Ambae and made exchanges with the two sisters there. It was pretty busy and beautiful! My companion has sores on her legs and the sisters there thought they were doctors...haha. I just sat back and felt sorry for my poor companion as they were digging, cutting, squeezing leaves, boiling salt etc. The sores ended up spreading and so by the time we were finished there she was in a lot of pain and couldnt walk very good. That's when she started to let me
be her doctor! :) haha. Now they look really good now, just some great scars-tatoos of vanuatu! haha.
The highlight of week of us was probably Ariel and Nesta's marriage. Ariel is a big chief in Apopo Ambae (another island). All of his children are members of the church, but when he was back on the island he never had interest in meeting with the missionaries. Well about 2
months ago he ate poison fish and was close up dead. The elders in his area came and gave him a blessing but the doctors insisted he be got flown to Santo to be watched. Well that is how we met him. We met him when he came to church two Sundays ago, and he was already ready to start lessons. We taught him almost every day week before last, and he is the most ready man I have ever met. Him and his wife were married on Saturday and will now be interviewed for baptism this week before they go back to Ambae next week. Through his children Papa God worked to plant small small seeds inside his heart. This has made
it easy for him to develop a strong testimony very quickly. That is what happens when we use faith. Faith will make it possible for us to strengthen our testimonies quickly. But if we don't exercise our faith it becomes weak as does testimoni. I know that every trial or hard time I been face that has tested my faith has made me stronger in the end. I am grateful for a Papa in Heaven that know every something and knows what is best for us. I am grateful for mission that has given me the chance to watch the faith of others strengthen as they
I love all of you!! Have a good week!! :)
Love,
Sister Brown
P-day with some piknini on the beach! They kept making fun of us that
we couldnt swim!
Prostelyting!
Champane Beach
Wan mama-Mama Marie recent convert who just got put into the relief
society presidency in the branj! She took us to Champange beach on p
day a place where the WW2 army would come celebrate!
society presidency in the branj! She took us to Champange beach on p
day a place where the WW2 army would come celebrate!
A short cut with Sista Rausika blo Tanna in Ambae!
Teaching a lesson in Ambae! Yeah that is a house!
Airport to Ambae....if anyone knows me they will be amazed that I am still
alive...and not dead from an anxiety attack!Sunday, November 23, 2014
Drunk From The Sun
Dear Family,
Congrats to Liz on her driving test! I hope she is a more better driver than I was. I hope you don't have to go to court for her like you did for me!! It sounds like you all are doing great!
These past few weeks have been REALLY hot! Honesti, I have been roasting out here! I will even just been sitting doing my studies and I am soaking wet with sweat. haha. Even the people think it is hot! The other day we been go to go teach one older grandpa and his house is ontop of this little hill. We waited for him down underneath a tree and he started walking down but he was like staggering. My first thought was..oh great, reschedule he is drunk. He came and plopped down and I said, "Papa, you alraet?" He replied, "Sista, I am drunk from the sun." hahaha I was laughing of ded...but he was ded serious. haha. That just gives you a feel for how how it has been!
But the work has been pretty busy! Last week I been got my first baptaes in over a year. Words cannot even describe the pure joy I felt that day. I wish I could explain it. The two mamas that I told you about before that just got married got baptized. It was an experience I will never forget. One of them has been waiting 9 years to be bapaes. When she got up to give her testimony she said, "It has been taken me 9 years to be baptized. Never think that your work is or nothing. It will happen in God's time." It just made me think about all my past areas and how hard we worked to help people be baptaes. Maybe the timing was just not right, but that doesn't mean that all that hard work been for nothing. I know that Papa God has a plan that is better than mine. Mama Ruth and her husband are already planning their temple trip for next year. How sweet this gospel really is.
We are teaching one papa Heteley and his famle. We started teaching them a few weeks ago but these past two weeks they have just progressed like crazy. At first papa asked a lot of questions just to test us and just treated us like a joke. But as we continued to come
back and teach him we saw something change in him. After a few times he called his whole family to come and listen. We taught them about Plan of Salvation. We testified of how their family could live together forever. This week we been teach about Word of Wisdom. We
found out they were all drinking coffee and tea and Papa smoked and drank kava every day. We committed them to begin living the word of waes and invited them to yusum faith and come to church. Yesterday we came out of Relief Society class and we were shocked to see Papa Hetley come out of Prishud class. Him and two of his pikini been come and stay for all 3 hours of church. After church was finished we went over to their house to teach again and his wife mama mata was waiting for us. We sat down and she said, "Sisters, I want you to know that I have been with Papa for 18 years. 18 years I have never ever seen him go to any kind of church. I have begged him, but he never wanted to go. 18 years me and pikinini of me would walk to church by ourselves. But this morning I woke up and he was already changed for church and packing his buk of momon into his bag. My daughter and I just stood
in the doorway and stared as he walked away to go to church. I never thought it would happen. But he's found truth. He's been looking for 18 years, but he has finally been found it." These are the moments you live for, sweat for, and pray for as a missionary. When people gain a testimony of this gospel, no matter how small, it changes them. They
will never be the same. And that is what happens with each of us as well. As we continually nourish testimony of us that we have, our testiomni will continue to change us. To mold us to become more like the Savior. When we make the decision to become a disciple of Christ,
we can never be the same.
I know this gospel is true. I know it is true because every time I been try best of me to live it, I see blessings. Every time. Sometimes Papa God takes a little time to show us the blessings. But when he does that he is proving us..Will we give up? Or will we continue?" I am glad too much for the chance I have to be a missionary. I have full up more stories to share, but I am outta time! I love all of you!! :) Have a good week!
Love, Sista Brown
Congrats to Liz on her driving test! I hope she is a more better driver than I was. I hope you don't have to go to court for her like you did for me!! It sounds like you all are doing great!
These past few weeks have been REALLY hot! Honesti, I have been roasting out here! I will even just been sitting doing my studies and I am soaking wet with sweat. haha. Even the people think it is hot! The other day we been go to go teach one older grandpa and his house is ontop of this little hill. We waited for him down underneath a tree and he started walking down but he was like staggering. My first thought was..oh great, reschedule he is drunk. He came and plopped down and I said, "Papa, you alraet?" He replied, "Sista, I am drunk from the sun." hahaha I was laughing of ded...but he was ded serious. haha. That just gives you a feel for how how it has been!
But the work has been pretty busy! Last week I been got my first baptaes in over a year. Words cannot even describe the pure joy I felt that day. I wish I could explain it. The two mamas that I told you about before that just got married got baptized. It was an experience I will never forget. One of them has been waiting 9 years to be bapaes. When she got up to give her testimony she said, "It has been taken me 9 years to be baptized. Never think that your work is or nothing. It will happen in God's time." It just made me think about all my past areas and how hard we worked to help people be baptaes. Maybe the timing was just not right, but that doesn't mean that all that hard work been for nothing. I know that Papa God has a plan that is better than mine. Mama Ruth and her husband are already planning their temple trip for next year. How sweet this gospel really is.
We are teaching one papa Heteley and his famle. We started teaching them a few weeks ago but these past two weeks they have just progressed like crazy. At first papa asked a lot of questions just to test us and just treated us like a joke. But as we continued to come
back and teach him we saw something change in him. After a few times he called his whole family to come and listen. We taught them about Plan of Salvation. We testified of how their family could live together forever. This week we been teach about Word of Wisdom. We
found out they were all drinking coffee and tea and Papa smoked and drank kava every day. We committed them to begin living the word of waes and invited them to yusum faith and come to church. Yesterday we came out of Relief Society class and we were shocked to see Papa Hetley come out of Prishud class. Him and two of his pikini been come and stay for all 3 hours of church. After church was finished we went over to their house to teach again and his wife mama mata was waiting for us. We sat down and she said, "Sisters, I want you to know that I have been with Papa for 18 years. 18 years I have never ever seen him go to any kind of church. I have begged him, but he never wanted to go. 18 years me and pikinini of me would walk to church by ourselves. But this morning I woke up and he was already changed for church and packing his buk of momon into his bag. My daughter and I just stood
in the doorway and stared as he walked away to go to church. I never thought it would happen. But he's found truth. He's been looking for 18 years, but he has finally been found it." These are the moments you live for, sweat for, and pray for as a missionary. When people gain a testimony of this gospel, no matter how small, it changes them. They
will never be the same. And that is what happens with each of us as well. As we continually nourish testimony of us that we have, our testiomni will continue to change us. To mold us to become more like the Savior. When we make the decision to become a disciple of Christ,
we can never be the same.
I know this gospel is true. I know it is true because every time I been try best of me to live it, I see blessings. Every time. Sometimes Papa God takes a little time to show us the blessings. But when he does that he is proving us..Will we give up? Or will we continue?" I am glad too much for the chance I have to be a missionary. I have full up more stories to share, but I am outta time! I love all of you!! :) Have a good week!
Love, Sista Brown
Monday, November 17, 2014
Last Zone Conference
Sister Brown did not send an official email this week. However, I was able to communicate with her a little back and forth, so this information is from me:
My companion and I were trying to fly out to Ambae to train Sisters there. The plane had too much cargo, so our flight got cancelled. We will try to fly out next week.
Well, Santo is a little different than Malekula. It is really nice, but the people aren't as friendly. In the city there are stores, and roads. We live outside the city, but the place we live is nice, it has lights. We never cook, we eat with our neighbors. We eat a lot of fresh pineapple, other fruits and vegetables. We go to a family house at night and make laplap.
I went to my last Zone Conference. We have them every 3 months, I will be returning in two. It was sad to bear my testimony for the last time in Zone Conference.
Weird picture..but sometimes I get to be a nurse out here. This is a
picture Sister Smith one couple missionary took. This is Mickey. He
cant talk or hear, we are teaching his mom. We came to teach his mom,
but he had fallen and a big bamboo had gone through his leg.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Eternal Perspectives
Hello Family!!!
I can no belief that it is Monday bekegen! It sounds like things are great! Man I can no believe that Ash is back already...that is starting to make me nervous! Mom, I am glad that you are bossing for the time being..and that you are keeping in mind that I am coming back
and will take my chief seat backagan! haha. Kidding, I think I have been become less bossy? Maybe not, I guess it will just be a big surprise?
We have been busy busy busy this week. But it has been amazing! You know how I like to be busy! Christie the girl I told you about her married last week is getting baptized this saturday! I am glad gogo!! We also been make another married this week of another
investigator of ours, Ruth, that has been waiting 9 years to be married! Timing of Papa God sometimes isn't ours! But she will also be baptized this Saturday! Love is the air I think? haha. Kidding! I am glad too much that Ruth with be baptized this week. Her husband is
one returned missionary and they are already making plans to go to the temple next year! Talk about an eternal perspective!
Yesterday we got a new branj presidency and the second counseler is Papa Cyriaq. Papa Cyriaq is a recent convert. When they got the chance to bear their testimonies he got up and said, "I have not been a member even one year yet. I do not know anything about how the church works or runs. I am not enough to hold this calling. But with Papa God I am enough. I accepted this calling because the calling came from Papa God, I know he will help me." The spirit of Papa's testimony was unreal. Watching that recent convert sit up on the stand like that just was a testimony to me that those who the Lord calls He qualifies. Papa Cyriaq knows where his true power lies-with the Lord.
What an example of how to put full trust in Papa God. I know that this is true too much. I know that with the help of Papa God we can do any something. I know that when he asks us to do something-keep a commandment, fulfil a calling etc. He will always provide a way that we can do it. Always. As we pray for direction he will never leave us to figure it out for ourselves. Every something He asks us to do teaches us how to learn, grow, and become more like him. I am grateful too much for the janis I have to be out here learning from these amazing people. The faith that they possess strengthens mine oltaem. I could not be more happy!
Thank you too much for all support of you evertime! I love you! Keep on making family skripja studi! Liz and Ben: Do not sleep! haha. I love you!!
Love,
Sista Brown
P.s.
Prime teaching experience this week: haha. So we been teaching Jebat one investigator about Plan Blo Savem Man. We had explained everything and made the comparison about the Celestial, terrestial and telestial kingdoms being like the sun, moon and stars. haha. Okay so after here is how our check up to see if he been understand been go: "Ale, Brata Jebat, so who goes to the Celestial Kingdom? What kind of people?" Jebat (all confident!) "No one!" me and my companion look at eachother...me: "And why do you think that?" Jebat: "Because it is so hot. They would all burn. The sun!" [Silence] Me: "Oh, okay, that is a really good thought Brata Jebat. Let me try to explain this bekegen"....haha
P.S.
On Saturdei we walked to the church in the afternoon to make 3 baptize interviews with our investigators. We had been walking around in the soft mud the full day so our legs were covered in thick mud. We had just been walk inside the gate of the church and one of the couple missionaries Sister Smith came up, looked at our legs and said, "You two need a bath. Do you go walking around in public like that?"bahahaha I was ded laughing....
I can no belief that it is Monday bekegen! It sounds like things are great! Man I can no believe that Ash is back already...that is starting to make me nervous! Mom, I am glad that you are bossing for the time being..and that you are keeping in mind that I am coming back
and will take my chief seat backagan! haha. Kidding, I think I have been become less bossy? Maybe not, I guess it will just be a big surprise?
We have been busy busy busy this week. But it has been amazing! You know how I like to be busy! Christie the girl I told you about her married last week is getting baptized this saturday! I am glad gogo!! We also been make another married this week of another
investigator of ours, Ruth, that has been waiting 9 years to be married! Timing of Papa God sometimes isn't ours! But she will also be baptized this Saturday! Love is the air I think? haha. Kidding! I am glad too much that Ruth with be baptized this week. Her husband is
one returned missionary and they are already making plans to go to the temple next year! Talk about an eternal perspective!
Yesterday we got a new branj presidency and the second counseler is Papa Cyriaq. Papa Cyriaq is a recent convert. When they got the chance to bear their testimonies he got up and said, "I have not been a member even one year yet. I do not know anything about how the church works or runs. I am not enough to hold this calling. But with Papa God I am enough. I accepted this calling because the calling came from Papa God, I know he will help me." The spirit of Papa's testimony was unreal. Watching that recent convert sit up on the stand like that just was a testimony to me that those who the Lord calls He qualifies. Papa Cyriaq knows where his true power lies-with the Lord.
What an example of how to put full trust in Papa God. I know that this is true too much. I know that with the help of Papa God we can do any something. I know that when he asks us to do something-keep a commandment, fulfil a calling etc. He will always provide a way that we can do it. Always. As we pray for direction he will never leave us to figure it out for ourselves. Every something He asks us to do teaches us how to learn, grow, and become more like him. I am grateful too much for the janis I have to be out here learning from these amazing people. The faith that they possess strengthens mine oltaem. I could not be more happy!
Thank you too much for all support of you evertime! I love you! Keep on making family skripja studi! Liz and Ben: Do not sleep! haha. I love you!!
Love,
Sista Brown
P.s.
Prime teaching experience this week: haha. So we been teaching Jebat one investigator about Plan Blo Savem Man. We had explained everything and made the comparison about the Celestial, terrestial and telestial kingdoms being like the sun, moon and stars. haha. Okay so after here is how our check up to see if he been understand been go: "Ale, Brata Jebat, so who goes to the Celestial Kingdom? What kind of people?" Jebat (all confident!) "No one!" me and my companion look at eachother...me: "And why do you think that?" Jebat: "Because it is so hot. They would all burn. The sun!" [Silence] Me: "Oh, okay, that is a really good thought Brata Jebat. Let me try to explain this bekegen"....haha
P.S.
On Saturdei we walked to the church in the afternoon to make 3 baptize interviews with our investigators. We had been walking around in the soft mud the full day so our legs were covered in thick mud. We had just been walk inside the gate of the church and one of the couple missionaries Sister Smith came up, looked at our legs and said, "You two need a bath. Do you go walking around in public like that?"bahahaha I was ded laughing....
some pikinini blo mi!
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Santo
Dear Mother,
Hey mama, thank you too much for the trail mix and fruit snacks!!! We LOVE the pillowcases!!! They are beautiful! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Thank you too much for sending all those photos of food....honesti..torture..but eh, that's okay! Blessing of you guys!! It looks like you all had an amazing Halloween! And Mase is the cutest!!! He is HUGE!!! Everyone is getting old!! It was great to see all the fall leaves, they are beautiful!!! You and skinny mom rock! I will have to follow the two of you when I get back!!
This week has been...nothing short of amazing. I have seen absolute miracles this week, I feel blessed too much. These past few weeks we have been fasting and praying strong to find families to teach. On Friday we contacted one papa of one of our investigators. At first when we would be come, he would run away and hide...it was kinda hilarious actually. Like when we would "singout" he would open the door, peek his head, and then shut the door. Well Friday we went to see our investigator, but she wasn't there. But when we walked up papa was just sitting out in front of the house…perfect! But something was different this time..he didn't even try to hide! He asked us where the church started and we ended up teaching about the Restoration. He was blown away. At the end of the lesson he said, "You know, I have already decided that my family and I will be joining your church." Wow....blessing! We have taught him and his wife two different times now, I figure that this week we will invite them to be baptized. Papa God heards and answer prea!
Ontop of that, we have been teaching Christie, a long time investigator. Christie is just like a member, she reads Buk Blong Momon everi dei, comes to church, has a beautiful testimony, but she is not married. Man of her has not agreed to get married, but they live together and have 2 kids... Well Thursday we went and saw her and I asked her again to ask her man if they could just get married in the church first and then do custom after. Yesterdei Christie bin come to church and tell us "He said yes! We want to be married in President's office tomorrow!" So this morning Christie and her family, my companion and I and Branj President met at the church to perform a small marriage. Christie didn't want anything big, she said, "that is for the world nomo" and that "none of that stuff matters to Papa God." What an amazing eternal attitude. The marriage almost didn't happen because we did not have a male to witness, and so I went to a bunch of men that were working at the church and said, "Raise your hand if you know your birthday!" Only one raised his hand and I said," Brata, you
come, you are going to witness a marriage!" hahaha.. he was a little shocked, but we gave him a lollie for his help haha. The small, simple marriage was amazing. They were so happy. After the marriage was finished Collen (the husband) came and told us he wanted to be baptized as well. Side note: before he was very against the church and against Christie getting baptized. We will be teaching him later this week so the two of them can be baptized together...as a family. Every samting happens in the time of Papa God. His time is not always ours. I love the work. I love the people. I love the Lord. He lives. He is very much alive. I see His hand every single day.
I love you!!
Love,
Sista Brown
Hey mama, thank you too much for the trail mix and fruit snacks!!! We LOVE the pillowcases!!! They are beautiful! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Thank you too much for sending all those photos of food....honesti..torture..but eh, that's okay! Blessing of you guys!! It looks like you all had an amazing Halloween! And Mase is the cutest!!! He is HUGE!!! Everyone is getting old!! It was great to see all the fall leaves, they are beautiful!!! You and skinny mom rock! I will have to follow the two of you when I get back!!
This week has been...nothing short of amazing. I have seen absolute miracles this week, I feel blessed too much. These past few weeks we have been fasting and praying strong to find families to teach. On Friday we contacted one papa of one of our investigators. At first when we would be come, he would run away and hide...it was kinda hilarious actually. Like when we would "singout" he would open the door, peek his head, and then shut the door. Well Friday we went to see our investigator, but she wasn't there. But when we walked up papa was just sitting out in front of the house…perfect! But something was different this time..he didn't even try to hide! He asked us where the church started and we ended up teaching about the Restoration. He was blown away. At the end of the lesson he said, "You know, I have already decided that my family and I will be joining your church." Wow....blessing! We have taught him and his wife two different times now, I figure that this week we will invite them to be baptized. Papa God heards and answer prea!
Ontop of that, we have been teaching Christie, a long time investigator. Christie is just like a member, she reads Buk Blong Momon everi dei, comes to church, has a beautiful testimony, but she is not married. Man of her has not agreed to get married, but they live together and have 2 kids... Well Thursday we went and saw her and I asked her again to ask her man if they could just get married in the church first and then do custom after. Yesterdei Christie bin come to church and tell us "He said yes! We want to be married in President's office tomorrow!" So this morning Christie and her family, my companion and I and Branj President met at the church to perform a small marriage. Christie didn't want anything big, she said, "that is for the world nomo" and that "none of that stuff matters to Papa God." What an amazing eternal attitude. The marriage almost didn't happen because we did not have a male to witness, and so I went to a bunch of men that were working at the church and said, "Raise your hand if you know your birthday!" Only one raised his hand and I said," Brata, you
come, you are going to witness a marriage!" hahaha.. he was a little shocked, but we gave him a lollie for his help haha. The small, simple marriage was amazing. They were so happy. After the marriage was finished Collen (the husband) came and told us he wanted to be baptized as well. Side note: before he was very against the church and against Christie getting baptized. We will be teaching him later this week so the two of them can be baptized together...as a family. Every samting happens in the time of Papa God. His time is not always ours. I love the work. I love the people. I love the Lord. He lives. He is very much alive. I see His hand every single day.
I love you!!
Love,
Sista Brown
Santo (my new island/area)
Cooking
YW Value Naet in Litz Litz Branj!
So when someone they love leaves to go somewhere...they do this custom
thing called "changing" they take you into the house and put an island
dress on yu with a flower or something. It is like a token of
gratitude and respect. These are the kids of one famle I spent a lot
of time with.
thing called "changing" they take you into the house and put an island
dress on yu with a flower or something. It is like a token of
gratitude and respect. These are the kids of one famle I spent a lot
of time with.
This is a famle of mine...we cried and cried when we said goodbye!
They told me they would pay for my ticket to come back haha.
They told me they would pay for my ticket to come back haha.
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