So here's what happened. On Tuesday, during out district meeting, we got word that we were supposed to stay inside all of Wednesday because there was a hurricane coming in. Well, on Wednesday, we lost power early in the morning, so there definitely was a storm in our area. While we were doing our studies, the wind and the rain was so strong! It was crazy. I've never seen anything like that, but it wasn't terribly bad. That afternoon, we did our weekly planning since we would be inside for most of the day, and then we finally got word that we were allowed to go out at 5 o'clock. So we went out around 5, but since there was no electricity anywhere, it was a bit hard to teach anyone. So instead, we just went around and checked the members to make sure there were all ok. Nothing was too damaged, although we did see at least one electrical post that had fallen over, and a couple of trees that fell down. Luckily, we didn't have too much flooding in our area by the time we got there. Since then, everything has been pretty good. We've had some rain, and our electricity keeps going out every once in a while, but we're doing good! At least we're doing better than a lot of people. Even the Elders in our ward haven't had electricity in almost a week. So hopefully they get that fixed.
Damaged wires due to the bagyo.
Well, for now, that's about all of my hurricane experience. We'll see what happens in the next coming transfers.
I think that may have been the most exciting thing that has happened in our area this week. We did have a really good Sunday yesterday though! We had 6 investigators come to church! It was way awesome!! We had the husband of a less-active come with his wife, and it was the coolest thing to see them at church! They both looked so happy with each other, it was amazing. We also had these three teenage boys that came to church, and they are just teenagers! But it was still could to see them come. One is less-active and the other two are investigators, but it was just good to see them there.
Otherwise, we've kind of had an uneventful week. This is our last full week of the transfer, so we're excited for the work that we're going to get in here. Hopefully it'll be a good one! We've had some cool miracles going on in this area, and we hope we'll get to see them continue!!
Sorry this email is so short. I hope you all are doing well! I love you all!!
Love,
Sister Wilwand
Note from mom - Sister Wilwand is SO determined to be positive and upbeat her whole mission. I wanted to hear more about her experiences with the hurricane but she really didn't say much about it. And, she was experiencing a horrible earache this week, so bad that her ear drum burst and she ended up having to go to the hospital. But she says very little about such things - she is such a great example to me! Her faith and perseverance is admirable and amazing!
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