May 5, 2013
Hello Everyone!!!
First of all: Tell Congratulations to Mark, Aubree, and Ben for me! That's super exciting!!! I'm so happy for all of them!!! Aubree will love it!!!
Second: I saw a lady wearing a "Vote for Pedro" t-shirt the other day. It made me think of home, and it made me smile. Although, she didn't know who Pedro was.... That's ok!
Third: I HAD AN ENTIRE CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE COMPLETELY IN WARAY-WARAY WITHOUT HELP FROM MY COMPANION!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I'm very excited. hahahaha Then they asked me how many years I had lived in Samar, when I said 7 weeks she called me a liar hahahah I'm not completely fluent, but I'm getting there! I love the work a lot more now that I mostly know what people are saying to me!! Thank you for all of your prayers!!!
So, I found out why Roly's dad won't come to church. He doesn't feel like he's worthy enough. We thought he already gave up smoking, but he relapses every once in a while, so he doesn't feel like he's clean enough to enter Heavenly Father's house. I felt really bad after he told me that, because I was thinking that he didn't understand the Sabbath, or that he didn't care. But he's a really sweet and humble man. I really hope we can figure out more to help him.
One of our scheduled baptisms fell through because he now keeps avoiding us. And, when we text him to confirm appointments, he says that he loves me..... so.... to avoid a continuation of inappropriate feelings on his part, we are going to wait until the elders get here next transfer and refer him to them. So..... yeah.....
Not so awkward: We have 6 new investigators this week!!! YAY! And one of them, Mildred, will be baptized. She has an incredible story! She used to be a Pentecostal preacher, and her husband was in the military intelligence. He got assassinated along with one of their sons about ten years ago. Since then, the people of her church rejected her because she stopped coming for a bit. Then she never went back. She still prays, and she tells us that she knows that we are servants of God, and that her prayers are being answered through us. She told us that before we started teaching her. I wanted to cry, I was so happy!!! And, she speaks English fluently!!!!!! yay!!!! I love sharing the gospel with her because she knows the bible super super well!!!! So it's cool watching her put together the pieces. I love her! She's cute! and she always feeds us! I had a feeling that she is one of the reasons that I was sent to the Philippines. IT was a really special moment. And all of the tears that I've shed over my decision to come here, and all the heartache I've felt is all entirely worth it to tell this woman that she won't be lonely anymore and that she can be with her husband forever. MISSIONS ARE THE BEST!!!
Thank you so much for all that you all do for me, especially prayer wise! I know that without it, I wouldn't be so blessed in learning the language, and I know that it is keeping me safe.
I love all of you so much!!!
Love,
Sister Bingham
Oh! two crazy things happened!!!! 1. We went to a new investigator's house in an area we've never been before, and TONS of kids followed us. When we got to the house, no one was home except for the teenaged girl. Anyway, all of them wanted to hear our lesson. So I taught 47 kids ages 6-25 at one time. It was the closest thing I've ever gotten to being claustrophobic, but it was really cool! The spirit was so strong, and they understood. It was about prayer. It was cool! My companion was going to pass out though, because she actually is claustrophobic! 2. There was a brown out in the whole city! A brown out is what they call a black out. Anyway, the whole city was dark and I saw SO MANY stars! It was the most beautiful thing I have seen in my life. I didn't know that many stars existed. It was amazing! I'm so amazed at how beautiful the Philippines is every day! I love it here!
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