Hello ALL!
Well this week had many great adventures. The most notable was a
fantastic miracle! So last week I talked about Justin. We were talking with
him on Friday night 2 weeks ago and he asked for clarification on how to fast.
So we explained it to him and he was like "sweet I am going to fast on Monday
for my parents hearts to soften so they will let me be baptized" So we decided
that we would do it with him. So last P-day we fasted and went and played a game
of soccer with some missionaries and members. That was hard but the Lord heard
the fasting pleas of 6 missionaries and a 17 year old boy and the next day his
parents signed the form and gave permission for him to be baptized! So that was
sweet! Supper good testimony builder.
Then on Monday night we got a text form the mission office announcing a
typhoon level 8 signal and ordered us home until further notice. So on Tuesday
morning we woke up to a huge typhoon slamming in to the side of the house. Bad
news was that we left a window open because someone was using the dryer and the
exhaust was going out side and... yeah... our office was a bit damp. Luckily
nothing too bad so that was great! we still were not allowed outside so we just
walked around the mall and looked at the storm and the wind blowing the doors
open. For some reason the lifts were all not functioning as well, but yeah. We
found a place that let us go outside and we ran like 20 feet and back just to
say that we went running in a level 8 typhoon. Little note on typhoon warnings
there are only 3 8 and 10. and we had an 8 and it was huge!!! Elder Daplin of
the Philippines said that he remembered when a level 8 hit his home town and
killed 1,000 people. so they are strong storms. I will send some pictures of the
damage.
Then I have some funny stories about Nadeem our blind investigator. He
said that he wants to be baptized at the end of the month so that will be fun.
He also thinks my hair is orange... which is funny. He also was talking as we
were leading him back to the train station he said (In Cantonese) "I like
American girls they are much more pretty than Hong Kong girls"... remember he is
blind, so I asked him "wait you are blind, how do you know?" and he said in
English "mommy told me" so that was really funny.
Then we met and taught a crazy man who after the lesson was walking with
us and said that he could jump over a fence. So he did. like 12 times back and
forth. He then punched a bunch of poles to show us that he is in his own words
"strong and gracefull, like a gazelle". haha so that was funny.
So yeah it was a great week this week.
Love you all,
Elder Walker
A video of their new apartment buddy!
Some of you know that I am not a sweaty person. So take this as it is really, really hot here.
Typhoon pictures
tree in the pond
right in half
big tree knocked over
Massive snail. About the size of my palm.
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