25 October 2010

Hey everyone,

A couple weeks ago it was as if time had slowed down a ton, but not anymore, it is back to going very very fast.  Holy cow.  We went to Specialized training last Friday and had a good time. Learned a lot.  And actually got to teach a little bit this week

We've been battling typhoons lately.  That's been pretty fun.  Getting soaked.  It wasn't bad here (dang it), but up in Pangasisinan, where I came from, It was a signal 2 There was quite a bit of damage from what I heard.  Then 1 missionary in my District is from Isabela, where the typhoon hit hardest (signal 4).  So we are hoping that his family is okay. 

Last week I fixed electric fans, and rewired some broken outlets in the house.  I've got more to do this week. I had to bum some electrical wire off a member that is kind of a Mcgiver (I don't know how to spell his name, the guy that fixes anything).  Me and Brother Valero get along really well.  We go to his house every Thursday. 

Work is still good here in Balanga, This area has farm land, and city in it, so i really look forward to the days that we are in the bukid, it gives me a chance to breath and relax a little.

Yesterday we went to pick up an investigator that is blind and he can't walk because of a brain tumor that he had when he was 9 years old.  He's 10 now, well we went clear out to his house and couldn't find his mom, so they weren't able to go to church, it kinda stunk, If it weren't for PMG I'd say that we wasted our time going out there, but it says in PMG that "No effort is Wasted" at least we showed them our determination to get them to church.  Satan is hard at work.  He's affecting this work in so many ways.  ahhh!!  The health of the missionaries, the minds of the missionaries, the last minute problems that arise so that the member can't give the investigators a ride to church. 

I had an interview with President Aquino on Friday, he got mad at me for doctoring myself.  ha ha.  I burnt my warts off with a nail and he got mad at me for that.  Then on the other one, I cut the top off with scalpel blade then cauterized it.  ha ha.  He told me to buy silver nitrate then stick it on it. 


On Tuesday, we were tracting, and all of a sudden the rain just came pouring down.  So we ran to the Stake President's house to wait out the rain.  They ended up feeding us dinner, Sinigang it is delicious.  Then I kept thinking, we oughta go as soon as the rain lets up.  But every time, I got ready to go, it got strong again.  So we stayed, then we were talking about King Benjamin with President Baluyot, and His mother in law started having a really hard time breathing.  Then everyone started running around crazy.  Brother had to run and get the tricycle, Me and Elder gave her a blessing then we ran her out to the tricycle and they ran her to the hospital and me and Elder Memes walked home.  When we were in the middle of nowhere the rain came shooting out of the sky like bullets and we got drenched! oh my gosh.  There wasn't any skin that wasn't wet, then a Jeepnee driver had mercy on us and gave us a ride into the banyan.  The cool part of the story is that we were supposed to stay at President's house so that we could bless sister. I am happy to report that Sister is doing fine now.

Yesterday we had a whopping 50 people at church, but the great thing is we got the bishop to call 2 more branch missionaries, and we had a great PEC meeting with him.  I still have a lot of things I want to help them do before I transfer but we'll see how much the Lord lets me do. 

Well, I gotta run.  I love you all, Thank you for your support.

Elder Chase