Dear Everyone,
Well, my first week in Sao Filipe 2 has been SUUUUPER LONG! Seriously! Mainly because we were DEATHLY ill for most of the week and still went out and worked. It was just a cold, but a really bad coughy, headache, sinus pressure cold. And we both had it. Terrible right? It is almost a 100% better though. We still have sniffly noses and Sister Serdar coughs instead of laughs, but I'm sure we'll be better by next week.
Well, At church yesterday, all of Branch 1 told me they missed me. It basically melted my heart because I definitely miss them something aweful. Haha. I'm happy I still get to see them though.
Branch 2 is... Good. But Rough. There are some awesome members there, but alot are so stinking lazy! We trained a few members and then asked them to pass by their friends' houses (our investigators) on the way to church. Did they? Nope. Because ALL of them decided to not go to church! (Except one... But then the investigator flaked!)
I've been really preocupied about our church attendance number, because if people don't go to church, they'll never progress and they'll never feel the joy that church has to offer!! So Saturday night I turned to Sister Serdar and said, " I think we should ask for a miracle with our church attendance number. I think its a just cause, especially since we've done alot of work to have members pass by and help them." So we did. We prayed that night, I prayed, We prayed that morning, I prayed again and we went off to church.
& our Tender Mercy of Sunday is that I walked up to a group of folks to get to know them, and it turns our that it is their 2nd week going to church and they are from another city on the island! (That doesn't have the church there) And they've never been baptized. But they have plans to keep coming back to church! But they are only in town on Sundays.. So we'll be talking to them before church next Sunday. :) 4 new investigators at church? =miracle. Heavenly Father is SO nice. :)
Branch 2 depends alot of the missionaries because of the members. We taught Primary & The Elders taught Youth Sunday school. Only one person showed up for Primary and she showed up 30 minutes late and was like, "2 kids had talks." Uhhhh.. Ok. Hahaha. It's nuts. But it'll be better. I have faith in the Lord.
Also,.. I'm leading the Christmas Choir. Terribbly Frustrating? Yes.
Zone Conference will be Wednesday. Our island should be getting packages and 14 books of mormon on Thursday. I'm pretty stoked about that. That is 14 books for 6 branches& 9 companionships to split. Island mission life=rough.
On the brightside, in the midst of all of our sickness, my companion and I made a Christmas tree for our house! :) Isn't it cool!? We'll put the packages under on Thursday. :)
Anyways, That's all I got.
Love, Sister Buhler
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