Well the week started off with my Birthday on Tuesday! Thanks for all the Birthday messages. It was not a normal birthday but it was fun. My District leader made me a cake which was very nice. That day we went to the Ibrihim's and they had cake and ice cream for me. It was wonderful! They made me very happy that day. I gotta say it's a little sad to have your birthday away from your family. I wasn't expecting that, but later in the day everything was good!
Wednesday we shadowed our District Leader, Elder Van Den Herik. He's from the Netherlands. He's pretty cool and a good missionary. I never really served with him before now. We had a good shadow though. I love shadowing in other areas but I hate shadowing in our areas. It feels like a mob together especially now with a trio in the mix! Haha.
Thursday we had a busy day but got to see a lot of great people. We had some great lessons. I have to say it's been a miracle seeing my Dutch really coming along. I never could imagine being at the point that I am. I know it was only through God that this is possible.
Friday we were supposed to shadow the Zone leaders so we had nothing planned. Of course something had to go wrong and they had to cancel. That meant we had to throw together a day last minute, haha. It turned out pretty well.
Saturday most of the day we helped out with the YM car wash they were doing at the church to raise money for camp. They had us there to talk to people about the gospel while they got their cars washed. It was a lot of fun. I had a blast talking to people and it made me feel really confident in talking to people. Everyone kept asking me how long I had been in Suriname. I say almost 8 months and everyone was soo surprised that I could speak Dutch. It was fun! We met some cool people and got some contacts.
I've gotten to know more of the members here. They are awesome! A really fun branch. We are in the branch now that is the biggest and meets in the actual church building. It's really a great branch. I was super impressed this past Sunday. The talks were all really great and the lessons were all amazing!
So, now about some of the investigators! I'll first talk about Matilda and her family. Matilda is mom of three kids. Her two youngest are the most interested. I especially love her daughter Sheyenne. She is solllllid. She already knows the church is true and is so excited to be baptized. They have some family in the church, which is always good. They have baptismal dates for October 10.
We met a woman named Raquel this past week. She is super solid and super nice. I'm really excited about her. She has great questions and just is legit. Only problem is that she is going on vacation for a couple weeks so our next appt is not until September 22.
We have an investigator named Consuela. She has investigated before and we picked her up again. She is really a sweet woman. I think she has a great testimony. Not married though...not surprised. She came to church on Sunday. All the members know her and so they were great.
My companions are awesome! We are having a blast together! Sister Walsh is hilarious and so funny. She's crazy but in a good way. Sister Jorgensen and I write down her "walshy moments of the day". One of my fav things she has done: there is this soccer field we go by and all the boys always yell "Sexy!" So, one day Sis Walsh said, "It's Sister! Not Sexy!!" Now every time we go by they all call her sexy sister. We always get a laugh!
Well, everything really is going great here and time is flying by. Training has been going great. Sister Jorgensen is already getting the hang of it all.
Love you all soooo much! Pictures are from the zoo today and how sweaty I look when biking....enjoy :)
Love,
Elizabeth
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