26 April 2010

Hey everyone,  

 

Wow what a great week.

It started off a little slow. Tuesday 3 of us waited at the Alaminos Bus Station from 7:00am-7:30pm waiting for our new companions to come in.  All the elder companionships up here had one transfer.  I stayed here and my companion transfered.   While we were waiting at the bus station the sister missionaries came over to give us a message from President Aquino and I asked the new sister, Sister Anderson, if she had eaten balout yet.  She said no not yet, I said, you wanna try. She said no not yet.  So I said, alright I want one I'll just show you how to eat them.  So I went over, bought one, then showed how to drink the broth type stuff, then get all the shell off, then you take a bite.  I took one bite, then asked her if she wanted to try it and she stood there, thought for a second, then said yeah, can I just try a little piece. I replied with a smile, "no, but you can eat this half." ha ha after a moment she said "okay" ha ha YES!!! So we got a video of her eating it, it was so funny! I told her next time she was going to eat the whole balout.  She said it wasn't too bad. Her mother (trainer) was not very happy with me.  ha ha But I figured, you gotta at least try it once.  This week we're gonna get my new companion to eat one. 

 

My new companion is from San Diego California.  His name is Elder Pennock.  He used to play soccer and I don't hold the soccer or the California against him at all. ha ha.  He is still new here in the Philippines, this is his 2nd area and his 2nd transfer.  That means that he's only been here for 6 weeks.  But he is masipag (hard working), actually for only being here 6 weeks he is picking up the language really good.  He can say almost everything he wants, he's a little slow about saying it but he can do it almost all in Tagalog his accent is really funny though.  I wish I coulda caught it that fast, but hey, he can only get better.  I have to teach a little more and explain things when the investigators don't get it but he is doing really good and I actually don't mind it at all. Some people have actually mentioned that its hard to get me to shut up.   Elder Pennock is not afraid of anything, he'll talk to anyone.  Yesterday, we saw a guy walking down the other side of the street and he looked like he was drunk.  I told him to go invite him to learn (I2L), then I turned my head for a second. When I turned my head back he was headed over there to talk to him ha ha it was so funny.  He went over shook his hand, asked him how he was and what he was doing.  I laughed so hard, but it just goes to show how good of a missionary he is.  No fear! I wanna be like him when i grow up! ha ha. 

 

On Saturday we had 2 baptismal interviews and both candiates passed with flying colors! So next Sunday we will be having a baptism.  Both are very excited to become members.  One, is a part member and the other, I don't know how they found her becuase her house is out in the boondocks but she has a strong testimony and wants to serve a mission.  Their names are Jhonalyn Castil and Glenda Taganap.  It should be good,  then we are working with this other family, hopefully they will be baptized before the end of this transfer. I'm crossing my fingers.  One of the kids is a strong Christan.  For the last month or so he has gone to his church, then comes right to our church after and attends sacrament.  Its so cool.  Even if his siblings aren't there he likes to come to feel of the Spirit, but he's too young to be baptized by himself.  Even though he has sat through almost all the lessons.  Him and his sister want to be baptized and are very smart,  they have understood everything but because their nanay (mom) won't magsimba we can't baptize the 2 kids without her.  It kinda blows so we just keep praying and fasting. 

 

The elections are pretty close now and because of that we as missionaries have to be very careful.  Next Monday is the elections and the town is busy and all the canidates have got posters everywhere. And there are vans everywhere that have big posters on them and big loud speakers that drive around blaring their music and political spiels to try and get people to vote.  Its ridiculous. For our protection we have to stay inside all day on Monday.Its going to be so boring! But I'll get caught up on my Book of Mormon reading ha ha.

 

Well everyone, thats all for this week

 

Until next week

 

Elder Chase