Holy cow! I have so much to learn out here!
While I have not seen any dramatic improvements in my language or understanding, I have seen an improvement in my skills of dodging pot holes when riding my bike! Not making eye contact with certain sketchy looking dogs! AND remembering to put on Mosquito repellent! What more can I ask?
It's been a crazy week.
So, last Pday, Sister Ray, the Chinese speaking sisters, and I went to the beach called Marina Bay! It was so beautiful! Also, it was Sarawak Day! So there was booths set up, and lights, and it was so cute! I have a few pictures to send to you. The beach reminds me of my mom and it was a tender mercy just to sit there and remember my mom. It also reminded me of the Lords love for me by making this beautiful earth!
I was so pumped to get into missionary work on Tuesday after that Pday. But then, on Tuesday, all of our appointments fell through. Every. One.
I think I remember a person or two tell me missionary work was hard.
That day though, we ended up stopping on a street we ride down frequently to talk to a bunch of girls, Young Women age. They made fun of our big noses, and taught us the new trends of dancing that we missionaries are missing out on. We gave them a our card, and they told us we should come back! We continue to ride down that street, and they are always out, and they like to run along side our bikes and give us high fives. We'll get them to church, were going to meet with them this week.
The kids here love missionaries. We arrived at one house to teach a person, and three little girls came running down the stairs yelling sisters, sisters! And then gave me a big hug! I am so grateful for little kids, who don't care if I speak the language or not.
Often, when I feel discouraged, something good will happen. Like, I came out of a lesson on Wednesday feeling like I can add so much more. We had an appointment with a girl right after that. I rode to her house kind of defeated. The house was a little run down and small. I was a little weary at first, but as soon as we stepped inside, it was so full of life! A big family lived inside, with grandparents. They were all so excited to have the missionaries over! There were like, 15 of them. We all sat in a big circle, though, grandma and grandpa stayed on the couch. You could tell they were all very close. It reminded me of my family. It also reminded me why I am doing this! Families are so important to God, and it was just an example to me how much happiness can be found through this gospel, and how much this gospel blesses families. I want everyone to have that!
Another thing that helps me here when I am feeling discouraged is the flowers! Is that so cheesy? But the flowers here are so different, and they are EVERYWHERE. There are just big bushes with bright flowers. When I am discouraged, I remind myself to look for the flowers and they always cheer me up. God's looking out for you! You just need to look for him in the little things in life.
An interesting fact I forgot to tell you last week. The place I am staying is a big house! There used to be three sets of sisters who stayed at this house. But President Rowley recently took them all out. So it's just Sister Ray and I staying in a big house meant for six. Outside our back door is literally the jungle. I want nothing more to go out and have adventures in the jungle. But I settle for going out the front door and having missionary adventures instead. Because of the jungle though, I have been warned we see some pretty weird animals. Though. I haven't seen any yet.
One more interesting fact is that I have fallen in love with coconuts. Holy cow they are so good here! Coconut jam, coconut popsicles, and even, one night, we had coconut shakes. I am afraid of going home and the coconuts just wont be the same. So I have decided to stay here for a while if that's okay with you all. I was thinking a year and half maybe.
This email is all over the place, sorry! I love you all. Thank you for the emails! I am sorry I don't have time to reply to every one! But I hope you are all have a great week!
Sister Skinner
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