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Suriname has been good this week! Elder Fernandes and I have had some good success!!! A typical day for us is we rise at 6:30 shower, eat, and then begin our studies at 8. We study from 8 to 12 and then we are out the door! We go to appointments, go tracting, and do everything else that is involved with missionary work. We generally have lunch around 3 or 4 and then return to our apartment around 9-9:30 to eat, plan for the following day, and then finally sleep!!! It is busy and hot and crazy, but I have really enjoyed it.
I have been struggling the past couple days with everything. I don't want you to worry but it has been hard for me. The language and the spiritual level I am required to maintain. I regeret the time that I wasted before my mission doing things that took me away from the spirit. I wish I would have prepared for this time in my life. I fell so far behind the rest of the missionaries. With everything. And it has been really hard for me. Especially spritually. I feel like I am fishing in the dark most days. But Elder Fernandes gave me a book to read about what it takes to be a good missionary and the frist step is converting oneself, and I know that is what I have to do, and it needs to be my top priority.. But until that point things are going to be tough. Keep me in your prayers!! Especially that I will find and obtain my personal conversion!! Because I heb het echt nodig.
So my favorite thing to do it talk with the childern and get to know people!! It has been a blast!! We we are playiong soccer with the kids for an hour every Friday and it is amazing they have such good hearts!!! And I am the fan favorite!! The kids love me a little too much sometimes!! They are always hounding me. It is definetly helping me develop some patience. The most difficult thing is talking with people because I can't really speak with them. But I like it. It is slowly getting easier!!
I love Uitkijk. We biked to Saramaka the other day and we were able to find 6 new investigators and share 7 different lessons.
We had a real sad experience while we were there. We met a man from the Netherlands and we started talking with him. He wanted nothing to do with us. Elder Fernandes then asked him what was important in his life. And he started to say I dont what to start that conversation When Elder Fernandes askd him "is nothing important to you?", he sadly replied with "no, nothing means anything to me"...I feel so sad for this man. What kind of a life is it to live where nothing is important. I am so gald that i know what is most important in this life at such a young age. I am so greatful to have the gospel in my life! But other than that all is well! We have a great vision for Uitkijk!! It is going to take some work but hopefully things will begin to progress!! We don't get much free time on our p-days. We always have something to do, or somewhere to go! But I have so many beautiful photos that I want to share with you!! We are going to have our first baptism on the 29th of this month! I am so excited! Her name is Fabienne!! She is a sweetheart!! I will keep you posted!!slacking!!! I love you mama!! Tot de volginde keer!!!
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