Maayong aga everyone!
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| [Small package from Sister Reyes' ginikanan (parents)] |
I didn't get to e-mail last last week because I skyped my family for Mother's Day! I was really worried that the connection would be bad pero it ended up working out better than I expected! My little sister Jozael a.k.a Shen is growing up so fast! I'm grateful to have a family that is really supportive of me being out here on my mission.
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| [Mother's Day Skype!] |
So last week we had a Family Home Evening with the family that recently got baptized. It was so much fun!
Sadga gid! We did an object lesson, played "Big Bully" and ate a lot of
Bicol Express and Chicken Curry! Also last week, I fell really hard while I was running in the morning and Sister Reyes laugh so hard when she put Hydrogen Peroxide
sa mga pilas ko (my wounds) kay I was literally crying haha! As in it was
kaladlawan gid (so funny) and she forbids me from running until my wounds completely heal.
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| [Trike pic 😊] |
So updates for this past week, I had my 2nd exchanges and my first time TO LEAD THE AREA. It was kind of scary to think Sister Reyes wouldn't be there to lead me in our huge area, pero like always I was faithful that it would all be alright. It was cool to take charge of where we would go and who we would teach and my STL (Sister Training Leader) said that I'm very familiar with my area. 😊
Also this past week we visited a lot of Less Active members of the church. I love how even though they haven't probably been in contact with missionaries in a while, as soon as they see us, they are so sweet and welcoming towards us. It made me so happy that 2 of the less active members we visited this past week came to church on Sunday, and they really missed feeling the presence of Holy Ghost
sa kabuhi nila (in their lives). I look forward to visiting them more and helping them remember the blessings of the Gospel in their lives again!
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| [Kombo aka the best dessert! (Fried banana. NOT Turon!)] |
I'm honestly and truly loving my mission so much. This week I hit 4 months and
di-ko nagapati (I can't believe) I only have 14 months left of my mission, haha! Time has been flying as in
dasig gid (really fast)! Especially last week when I was able to skype my family, I realized how much I've grown by helping others grow. That's it for my week!
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| [Our zone t-shirt] |
Halong kamo perme,
Sister Ventura😁
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Send me an e-mail:
elza.ventura@myldsmail.net
Written letters and packages:
Philippines Iloilo Mission
Philippines
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