Hey guys!
So... no nap last
week. Probably not one this week. It was our turn for shoping, and we
had to stop to get a new frying pan and shower hose. (shower hose
washer-thing broke this morning. Pretty considerate really, waited for
p-day. That was nice^^) So that took a couple minutes. Luckily in Korea,
all the stores are pretty smart. You can find really small basic home
repair stores, as well as other mini marts, hygiene stores, that kind of
thing really close to the apartments, so not too much hassle. Benefits
of Apartments. Everything is the same, so you don't worry about matching
parts. Most people use the same style things for other stuff too. I've
seen my shaving cream at about a third of the members' houses.
Anyway, our apartment has been having issues. Last week
a neighbor below us said our washing area floor leaked water. Thought
that was fixed, but no luck. So, we moved the washing machine to our
patio-thing area instead. Spent last p-day rigging a hose to a drain so
it wouldn't flood. Lots of plumbing tape... Also had to rig an extension
cord since the patio, dying rack place doesn't have power. Haha. Fun
though. As a side-necessity, our microwave is now above the dresser next
to my desk.
But that's not the big news. Our Stake President came
to mission coordinating meeting and told us to stop being nice and
share what we thought about the ward's missionary work efforts so far.
So, we shared concerns about too many voices, no single leader. We found
some things we can do, they've been trying to coordinate more. Things
are good. This week they launched a new program. Families will be
working together to start group FHE's and coordinate visiting less
actives. I'm not sure what happens to Home teaching or personal FHE, but
since both have been a struggle from the start, they may be hoping this
will be able to lead back into it. Not sure, but tonight we got an
invite to help with one of the starting meetings. So the games begin.
Gotta say, interesting area. I've never had a week that
was the same as the one before. So much is bouncing back and forth.
Mind blowing. But we're doing well. Still not as many people to work
with as my last area, but we've been finding some good people to teach.
We're getting there! Elder Jensen is really great. Kind of a quiet, no
nonsense kind of guy, but every once in a while you can get him to open
up a little. He's got a joker in him. :D And he's a PMG missionary. He
knows where he can find answers to his questions.
Ah, life. So many little adventures. We helped at an English village in another zone in the city, and we were asked to do the
hospital. ...I'm always the hospital. We've done this some 6 odd times
now. I suppose I should be used to it. (Since it went well the first
time we did it, I guess I've been recommended for it. I wondered how
word always got around. I'm thinking of buying a cheap stethescope and
lab coat if I can find one though...) Anyway, this time they called a
couple days before, so there wasn't much time to find stuff. To be
honest, I assumed they had it already. Anyway, we got there and we
didn't really have anything, so we had to improvise a little. But it was
good. ^^ I've been learning a lot more medical terms in Korean since we
started doing this. If I ever get hurt, I feel comfortable going to a
hospital now. More or less...
Anyway, that's about all the fun for today. Lots of
chaos, but the Lord is with us, and I've apparently learned to trust Him
a little more now. Need to do better though. Love you guys! Have a
great week! And Happy Birthday Jared! I'm so excited for you! I'm sorry I
couldn't be there to see it, but I hope your baptism was amazing! In
our ward there was actually a girl that got Baptized yesterday. We got to talk with her for a little while, so it was really cool.
Love you! Bye!
~Elder Robarts
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