Week 13 - Nobody's who Break into Cars

This week was long, but good :) It's rained a lot this week, so it's been kinda chilly. but all is well :)

In the rain with Sister Behling

On Wednesday, we locked our keys in our car 10 minutes from our home at 9pm. It was great! We spent about 10 minutes trying every door, trying every lock, and searching for a way in. It was our house keys and car keys. So we were definitely stuck, and our phone was about to die. finally, we said a prayer, and then we went back to the Shotgun window which was open a hair. Sister Behling and I pushed with all our might and shoved it down just far enough to get a stick through which we then used to flip the lock by some miracle. So ya. That was great. Made it inside by 9:10. Our water pump still has a leak, so we just turn it on for about an hour every night to take a shower. No biggie. We're pretty blessed.

Our house

Thursday was District meeting. The Elders in our district are great and all. Its a thing to go eat with your district for lunch afterwards, so we went. It was clear the hay out in the world, and at an okay diner buffet thing. We showed up, and not a one aknowledged us. We weren't sure if its not a thing to sit with Elders, so we walked up, and there weren't any chairs for us. and we asked if we should sit at another table and they just said ya probably. So we did. No one talked to us. What a joke. Found out from the other sisters that it's the same for them and Elders are just dumb. Haha whatever though, because today on P-Day, us and a couple of other sisters went out to eat at Ko-Kos and got some oreo milkshakes and burgers and "didn't" watch the ESPN patriots game. In Yo Face Elders!

On Saturday was Kamadipw en Wau. Basically it's like founders day for each village. It was Pehleng's and it's a celebration of the municipalities king coming to the village. They pound Sakau, dance, listen to music, eat pigs, and have a good time sharing food! It was pretty cool.

Here are some pictures of our area

Yesterday was Sunday. Haha our sabbath waaass... haha it's a story. Sacrament meeting usually starts at 9. but it started at 10:15. Sunday was really really rainy and cold, and when it rains, everything just kinda shuts down. 

Our church building

But in the morning, President Route drove out to our area to pick people up (one member and three of our investigators (yay!!)) and he knocked on our door in the morning. I've accepted the fact that everyone knows where we live and culturally people just walk in. So I'm glad he at least knocked. but he went to pick people up, then we went to church. There were three people there. Like in the pictures of the tent and the whole 'chapel'.

Setting up sacrament meeting in the rain

Finally President showed up. He didn't pick up our investigators due to a miscommunication. They were expecting and waiting for Megan to pick them up (Megan is an RM and a soild member. Our solid member present). Megan did drive out to our area, but the car broke down. So president left to go save her and the member she was picking up. By then there was about 10 people at sacrament meeting. No one with church keys or priesthood keys though. 

With kids in the branch

Waiting for sacrament meeting

Finally the 1st counselor showed up, and they started to get the sacrament table out. Anywho, we had sacrament and presdient didn't show up until after it was over. The rain was pounding really hard and no one really heard the speakers well. But it was pretty good. when president showed up he cancelled the rest of church because the 'chapel' was flooded. So ya haha we were kinda glad our investigators never made it with the way things turned out. Also on Sunday we recieved 9 pancakes, a ton of rice and pork, two ramen packages, two eggs, 10 crabs to cook later, and just a bunch of love!

These people are so humble, loving and kind! And they all love Jesus :) 

 With branch members

Love you all! Have a good week! Pet a horse, and read the Book of Mormon!

Love,
Sister Felt