Philippines Iloilo Mission: 07/15/19

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Maayo gid nga hapon sa inyo tanan!

Grabe gid ang amon nagligad nga semana. (Our past week has been crazy!) It is really memorable though... all of it, haha!

So Last Monday we went out to work and on the way home we got caught in a rain/thunder storm and we were legit right under the lighting and thunder! It was probably just within 1 mile of us! So yeah we were soaking wet when we got home. We had exchanges with our sisters but we didn't get home in time before the rain storm started so our poor sisters were outside of our apartment waiting for us to come home! And we were stuck in a tricycle so we were soaking wet! Our whole apartment was wet that night. We left our clothes on the line in the back and they were soaked gid! haha it was a really cold night.

Last Tuesday, we had exchanges and as Sister Flores and I were out working, all of a sudden it starts to rain really hard and then it starts to get so windy and thunder and lighting start again! So we were making our way to one of the people we were teaching but as it starts pouring rain, we see a nanay with no umbrella and so we chase after her and cover her with our umbrellas and then we go to a waiting shed and it was all good at first but then it starts to get REALLY windy! It was like a mini baguio because we got soaking wet. Even though our heads were covered with the waiting shed, rain was coming at us in all directions. After a while, the nanay says we should go back to the path with all the houses to find shelter and so when we did, we literally walked on water. We weren't just walking through puddles, we were swimming. It was crazy! And so after about less than 2 hours the storm stopped and we went on our way and kept working, even though we were soaking wet. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!

Last Wednesday we had exchanges again but with a different companionship. Back to back exchanges is so tiring but so fun! So after a good day of work, I go upstairs to open our window because it wasn't raining, and our window falls off the rail! And I was like ohhh no but I literally felt angels helping me carry the window because it was so heavy and I tried to carefully set it down so it doesn't smash through the downstairs CR (bathroom). So yeah we didn't get it fixed but we really tried to. And I'm so grateful that Sister Fullmer and Sister Calibuso tried to help us put our house back together!

Last Thursday, we wake up and Sister Loftus got a stiff neck. She couldn't look to the left at all and it hurt for her to keep her head up for too long. Kaluoy gid sa iya! So we were out and din't get too work to much Thursday and Friday. But Saturday and Sunday we had such amazing days of work! We worked the whole day and were able to visit so many people. So many miracles in our area and I know that He took care of those we weren't able to go to in the days we were out.

[Cooked fried rice!]

Today we had zone activity at one of the areas in our zone and it was so beautiful gid! We went to a waterfall close to one of the churches in the mountain and we're so lucky because it rained alot yesterday and it didn't rain today. Which means there was a lot of water coming down the falls and today we didn't get wet! Heavenly Father's creations are so beautiful. I'm so grateful to be able to see the beauty He created! 😊 SO yeah that's our crazy week!