The typhoon season has begun and thanks to Global Warming the weather here in Hong Kong is different these past 5 years than ever before in history. The typhoons have been coming later in the year and it is getting cold. The Rain has been completely nuts out here and I have never before been soaked to the bone from just rain from the sky! I guess God just wants to clean us even better hahaha. I honest and truly can't ever remember I time in my life when I have been so wet before hahaha. Well then, there was a lot of fun and a great blessing this week for us here in Hong Kong!
Elder Connor R. Duersch(Stan Theman) Saving Hong Kong One at a Time.
Water War:
We had our water war this week for the kids activities and it was a total blast! We got everything ready at the church and Elder Newbold and I had to come in clutch to find a hose and more water balloons and we did it! Then when we were on the way back it started to rain like I have never felt. I thought we were going to have to cancel the activity. But this was a faith tester right here cause one of our sisters (Sister Schade) Prayed for the rain to stop and right when the clock hit 12 it did just so! We filled balloons and then all the kids came! We had about 20 kids come to the party and it was amazing. There was a blow up pool and squirt guns all around. I was manning the hose and spraying people all over the place! I took lots of pictures with my phone and I was trying really hard to keep it from not dying hahaha. Then I guess heavenly Father wanted to play with us so he sent another huge rain storm and it made every one so happy and then we were all just so wet! We played duck duck goose with a water rag and then at the end of it all we had snacks and juice with the kids! These activities are really bringing in new people and it will take time but soon some of them will be new Friends! There was a little English class in the beginning as well and all the kids were having a great time. Elder Newbold and I had balloons and he taught them how to say please if they wanted one. He is so tall that he just holds up the bucket away from them and waits for them to say please. If they just reach and tried to grab one, I had a little water pistol i sprayed them with and they laughed! It was so cute and great! I love the summer activities we are doing and they are so much fun!
Betty's Baptism:
A little clarity first. When Elder Newbold left Tai Wo a while ago he went to MaOnShaan and he met a woman by the name of Betty. He taught her for 3 transfers and then he came back with me. Then a couple of weeks ago she called him and asked him to baptize her!!!! So on Sunday we went to the Sha Tin Chapel and had the baptismal service! President and Sister Phillips came and there was also a 81 year old lady from main land that got baptized as well and when she bore her testimony at the end she started to walk around the Pulpit and dance!! A 81 year old lady walking around and dancing talking about how she came in contact with the church through a friend in dance class! I was sitting next to the Phillips and I asked do you understand what just happened and they smiled and said Nope! It was so much fun and really great to see Betty get baptized and for Elder Newbold to be the one to do so!
Try!:
We have been having a little difficulty with meeting our investigators and finding new ones. We know that the lord is testing us and it is all in his will and his timing! Preach my Gospel has been updated by the way for those of you who do not know. We don't call investigators investigators any more or less actives. They are called, People interested in the Church, and returning members. I love seeing the new change that is taking place a lot with our church and it is so invigorating to see it all happening! President Nelson is called of God and he is ready to make us even better than we were before!
That is all for this week and I am loving my mission even more now that I am coming up on my year mark very soon. Time fly's and I have to make the best of it!
Love you all and have an uplifting spirit filled week!
Yours in Fellowship and Love,σΎπ²πΌ✌π
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Elder Connor R.Duersch
Dahng Jeunglouh
Stan Theman
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