Week #11, Another Beautiful Week in NYC

 What a wonderful, blessed week!  God is truly answering our prayers and leading our feet to where they need to be!  This week we found Victoria Philactos, a wonderful Iranian woman who was baptized 4 years ago.  She went less active a few months ago because she fell ill and was in the hospital.  Sadly, nobody noticed.  We found her while doing less active lookups.  She was so touched.  We are now best friends!  We have gone to teach her a few times, and she insists she teaches us some piano.  That has always been one of my dreams, so we don't argue too much :)  She came to church on Sunday and was so glad to be back and fellowshipped!  Wonderful!

We were also able to commit 2 out of 3 of our current investigators to a baptismal date!  YES!  Of course, they are hesitant, but willing to put their faith to the test and move forward!  Larry Jones and Chris Jim have a date for about a month away!  All we can do is teach, and pray, pray, pray!  Karen Slappy, our investigator who moved to Harlem, was FINALLY baptized on Saturday!  It was FANTASTIC!  So amazing to see someone I taught get baptized!  I also sang a solo at her baptism "Nearer My God to Thee."  So fun!  :)  

Also, we ran into a wonderful less active couple who live in Times Square- The Durans!  They were so inviting, loving, and friendly!  We loved hearing their conversion stories!  What a wonderful couple!

The Lord has truly blessed us this week to find those who need us.  Who are ready to let us in and hear our message!  It has been a fantastic, blessed, and humid week ;)  Haha!  

It is amazing to see how I am slowly progressing.  I am becoming much better at contacting people on our way from point A to point B.  I am learning to talk more and forget myself.  I'm becoming more patient.  I'm working better with my companion.  I'm happier.  I'm ok with that :)  

This work is amazing!  Yes, it's hard.  It can be discouraging.  But you learn SO much!  It's rewarding.  So rewarding.

I know that my Redeemer lives!  This work is HIS work.  I'm just his mouthpiece.... his tool.  And I'm learning how to be useful in his hands.  It can be hard to know how, but once you make the connections, it all works out!  I hope you have a wonderful week!  Invite someone to your house this week for dinner who is a less active!  DO IT!!  And report back to me next week on how it went!  I MEAN IT!!!  

Love Always, 

Sister Weyandt

Pictures:

#1- Karen Slappy's baptism (her best friend, Allyn Ford baptized her.  He was baptized 4 months ago)

#2- Ran into my lovely Chinatown ladies on the subway!  I squealed with delight when I saw them!

#3- Got caught in the rain... had to run home!