After 8 months in Tuguegarao I've been transferred to the middle of the mission and life is good!
Its more farm land here in Cauayan and its Beautiful! I really love it. It's insanely hot in the day but it pours rain at night/ late afternoon. Anyone from Washington knows that umbrellas are more of an option than a necessity. Or at least, so I thought. It's different when you're forced to walk far in the pouring rain. My poor companion tried sharing her umbrella with me only for us both to end up drenched hahaha.
I had recently washed a pair of my shoes that are a canvas material and I guess I didn't bother getting the soap out because as we walked in the rain, bubbles were just coming out of my shoes like crazy! To say I was embarrassed is an understatement.
To give a little more of an update: Its summer here - I've purchased a sweat rag. I frequently wipe my face and neck throughout the day because I'm dripping. I'm training again! and I love my companion. Sister Trinidad. She worked with missionaries a lot before her mission so she's maggaling (excellent). She's 19 and quiet - until she's on the phone with her family (haha). And we're opening an area. Its awesome. I've been told I'm a little fluent in tagalog - I'm still not quiet sure what that means but I'm QUICKLY APPROACHING MY HALF WAY MARK so hopefully I'll become fluent.
This week we spent a lot of time learning the area and contacting a long the way. We made a deal with our kabahays (roommates) that if we reach our goal of 30+ contacts we'll go buy ice cream. I'm talking 15 peso chocolate vanilla swirl ice cream! And the colors are blue and pink!!!! MASARAP TALAGA (really delicious). Do we have that at 7/11 in the states? idk but we both reached our goal and the next day I decided I deserved another one (haha). We also ended up with 14 new investigators so all in all it was a good week
To give some insight to the personality of the kids here in the Philippines - this 8 year old boy and his little sister were riding a bike with a side car attachment. He sees us moving into our house and offers to bike our luggage to our house! He then lifts the suitcase (it's as big as he is!) onto his cart. Then leans against the luggage, looks at the other missionary moving in, and tells her with his hand on his hip, "That's just not gonna fit". And wipes his head (hahahahaha). So sweet!
I've also put on some weight and broke a chair
and found 5 pesos on the side of the road
Life is good. My spiritual thought has to do with the story I shared: There's a verse in the Bible that states what you've done to the least of these, you've done it unto me. (Or along those lines). Do we see everyone as we see ourselves? As our brother or sister? Do we have a strong enough testimony of the gospel that we want others to know of it? Or to simply provide little acts of service? Or are we too scared or to caught up in what we have to do to stop and do something for others? Sister Groo, my seminary teacher, emailed me about the restoration of the name of the church. Along those lines, she said the name restoration will make no difference if we ourselves don't take upon ourselves Christ's name. If we ourselves aren't true disciples of Christ. So simply, gang, let's all try to be truer disciples of Christ this week and all the weeks to come.
Love and miss you all
Sister Crawford
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