Oh, it feels like a one-fingered typing day and I have twenty minutes on the clock, but here's the weekly run-down:
First of all, weather report. I feel like I have been diligent on keeping you all up-to-date on the current climatic situation and I shouldn't stop a tradition - unless it is evil of course. At any rate, it is cold here. I have no thermometer reading to give you, but all I know is that I am cold in the mornings and the wind has been blowing. I am stubborn though and I refuse to wear a sweater. It's a tropical island. Wearing a sweater seems contradictory to me. Though the natives (and my companions) have given into long sleeves, I am holding out. We had a very good week this week.
Don't worry it doesn't end there. We finally saw Brenda this week and she still has baptism aspirations, but it is clear that though she has the desire there will be many steps for her to complete before she arrives at the waters of baptism. This means lots of work for the both of us, but our shoulders are ready to push the wheel and we pray that the Lord will strengthen hers. We have a great member who is always willing to go and work with us during the week. Her name is Micheline, and she has the most incredible testimony. We are blessed to have her willing heart and firm convictions.
We also taught Célina. We watched the Restoration video together, and before our second lesson she watched it a second time. It's difficult to explain the process of Christ's church being established, apostasy's rampant destruction of that Church, and the restoration of it and expect our amis to fully understand it the first time, but the movie puts feelings and images behind the story and, of course, the Spirit quickens the mind of any ami who is willing to simply believe.
We taught Anysse. She told us that her boyfriend decided to move the marriage date to next year because he wants to really prepare financially and buy a house. I suppose those are legitimate reasons to him, but we taught the importance of the family in God's eyes to Anysse. We taught the law of chastity and she declared that she is determined to live it. If that be so (and we do pray for it), we can be sure of a very unhappy boyfriend and a marriage in the near future. Perfect.
We taught Pako KILAMA this week. We are trying to call him Frère Kilama and help others to call him that at church (and not just Pako), but when the president of the branch (President Kauvautupu - now that's a branch president name!) calls him Pako from the pulpit during Sacrament meeting you know it is going to be a hard habit to kill. It’s hard for us. Anyway, we taught Pako, Fr. Kilama!, and got caught in a very random rainstorm at his house. We couldn't leave because we didn’t have any umbrellas, so we stayed and sang Church hymns for a half an hour while the skies raged.
That is your glimpse of the week. Zion has her ups and downs in New Caledonia, but she is progressing ever onward, though some would say at “the pace of an escargot.” Still, onward ever onward.
Keep me updated on Alex's mission process!
Oui: I love you all. Have a good week!
Love,
Soeur Cummins
micheline, the best member missionary!
rainy day
anyesse
celina
