It was one crazy week. Things are slow and we aren't teaching anyone so far. Ya we are starting over and working our way up. So Monday we contacted all day to find more people. No luck, only a few people took the time to listen to us. I don't remember much of what happened this week except the drunk man. We decided an hour before hand to pass out English fliers at Homeplus. It's a place just like WalMart, only better. The service there is so great in Korea that all the Walmarts died here. Korean's are proud that Homeplus beat that big box monster. Any way, we had just finished and were about to go home when... bam, this drunk man walks up to me telling me that I'm handsome, and asking if I was from America. Fun, he gave us his number and his Friends number as well.
The next day we went to a baptism for a members little Girl in our ward. It was a fun experience. I enjoyed the program that they had planned, but I didn't expect what came next, Oh this was at the church. They have a fount. Ya Korea is very modern, everywhere you go someone is on the phone. Any way. They asked us to sing, Ahhh. I can't read that fast in Korean and My companion says he's not a singer. We sang Um..? I know My Father Lives? Well, the members loved it. The baptizm was short. Plop, Swoosh... And it was over. The smaller childern all laugh at what happened.
We also visited 김청봉,Gimcheongbong, He is an elderly man. Every Tuesday we bring him food as a service. He's such a great man. He can't see well or hear well, but he loves to talk. He told us of how during the Korean war he left North Korean and made his way to Seoul. I'm not sure of what happened, it was in Korenglish, but it was a good story. And before we left he said a prayer thanking God for the American Missionaries who came to his house. He loves to pray and in English too.
That night it rained and it rained hard. We got home before it got to bad. It finally stopped the next day. No big deal until we went to district meeting at our church. Ah, too much mud, the street was covered in it. Trash was everywhere and broken pipes. What happened here? It looked like a war went on over night. We then spent 3 hours cleaning with the Sister missionaries,(they are in 금천일 or first ward), and a member family. After that we decided to meet a member, 안억. Aneok, he is a sweet old man who joined the church, 5 five years ago. He has lost his wife and his family hardly visit him, and so he is lonely. He told us what he had done that day. His tooth is bothering him so he went to the Dentist, but he was out. I think it was because the 역's ( train station) flooded. He wanted us to stay but, we had no time, it was almost 9 pm.
Sunday We went to 박성삽's Bakseongsap's home. We ate with them, and also it was the first time I rode in a taxi. It was a waste of money. Cost me 4 bucks, when we could've rode the bus for 90 cents. Normally we only ride the bus, but that day we were really late. They are my favorite family. The Father teaches me new things when ever we meet. And the mom likes me too, at the baptism she gave to me a load of baked goods. It was a lot!!! So after dinner with them it began to rain. So, since we were by 안억's Aneok's apartment we decided to visit him. He was so greatful that we came to his home. He shared stories about his days in the Army and the Academy. We were going to leave when he order food for us and told us that it would be there in thirty minutes. Clever old man, since it would be very disrespectful to him to refuse his offer and that he had order it already. We shared dinner with him. Not to waste too much time waiting we went home dropped the things we didn't need and picked up what we needed to prepare for the next activity. Wow, I was stuffed from all the food. He is such a nice man.
I hope you love this letter, Mom. I love you enough to Do My Best.
Hanna,
Hey, that was my week. It's not much like yours, but it was good. Sorry to hear that you fell asleep while drving. I laughed when I heard that you crashed the car. I'm praying for you though. It seems to me that you want to leave home. Not yet, wait and see how the real world is. I'm in missionary land and it's tough. Oh, by the way thank you for giving that message to Jacob for me. He hasn't written. Well Hanna it's not a lot but I hope you love this letter. Stay safe. Lov u...
Rhylie,
Sorry I made Mom mad since I was lazy and did write last week. I was mad at her for being mad at me, until I got home and read the Liahona, Ensign, and A blessing I was given. Share with your family. Blow after blow. Please forgive me, you can by writing me two Emails or even one. I don't know what to say because of no Email from you. I've heard you are sleeping in the new house at night. Nice! I live in the same kind of place as the trailer. The bathroom stinks, no sink, that works that is. We tries fixing it on Thursday with duct tape. HA, Ah, it leaks like crazy, but we have a sink now. Oh, there is this Hobo community under a bridge. Every time I go past it I think "oh, look it's Rhylies people." LOL, Well love you Rhylie. Miss you...No explanation came with this cartoon so I'm a little lost, maybe he will tell me in his next letter.
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