Week #24, 6 MONTHS

Another great week with lots of wonderful experiences!  This week we have had some struggles lately in keeping our lessons focused.  All of a sudden, 3 of our investigators took our lesson and ran in CRAZY directions with it.  They could not focus and would not answer questions directly.  We tried over and over again to refocus our lessons, but they kept wandering.  It was strange.

Sister King and I were still struggling too.  We had a lengthy chat the other night and worked things out.  We understood why each other was acting the ways that we were and determined we had the same goal... just different ways we were striving to reach it.  So we came up with a game plan to help us be more successful as a companionship... as a team!  It was a wonderful thing to be able to come to a consensus on the decision.  She is a wonderful missionary and has so many desires to do good!  Things are working out!  As we came to the conclusion of our chat, it was amazing to hear her say "Want to know something?  I had been fasting today to fix this.  I didn't realize it would happen so soon."  The Lord hears and answers our prayers!  I know it!   

We have been teaching a new investigator, originally from Egypt.  His name is Travis Lee (well, at least that is his made up English name).  He is very interested in the gospel!  We are excited to see him receive his answers as he seeks for truth!  Lately I have been keeping track of the many people we have/are teaching and what countries they come from!  Here is a list of countries of our ward members, investigators, etc....Bolivia, Ireland, Dominican Repulblic, Puerto Rica, Egypt, Ghana, Haiti, Columbia, Russia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Hawaii, Jamaica, Mexico, India, Brazil, Japan, Iran, Singapore, Paraguay, Belgium, Peru, etc.  It is such a unique mix of people out here!  I love it!  You can walk only 1 street and hear 3 different languages spoken!  It is incredible! 

This week I was able to go on an exchange with Sister Beer, one of my sister training leaders.  She had felt strongly to have an exchange with us, even though it was near the end of the cycle.  She helped me SO much to figure out how I can better help Sister King through her stresses and to stop enabling her.  She was fantastic in setting me straight as a trainer!  I appreciated that!  Also, a miracle happened!  We met with Mary Walsh, and Mary told Sister Beer that no one knows what she is going through with her disease.  Mary went off on how terrible this disease was, etc.  Then she told Sister Beer what the diseases name was.  Sister Beer shocked us both when she said, "Yes, I have had that since birth.  It is genetic."  Mary threw her hands up in the air and began to cry, knowing someone understood her pain.  It was a tender moment to realize that the Lord had orchestrated this meeting.  This exchange usually happens at the beginning of the cycle, but this one was at the end, and it almost didn't even happen.  Then, it just happened to be an exchange in MY area with Sister Beer on a day we were meeting with Mary who had the same disease as Sister Beer.  That is NOT a coincidence.  How amazing to see that on her last exchange as a sister training leader she was able to relate to the unrelatable.  Amazing!