Hi from Macau!The weather in Macau has been so warm and humid! I can't imagine what this place must be like in the summer! We don't have a dryer so laundry takes forever to dry but I'm happy that we at least have a washer that works hehe!
Since last Wednesday, I've been in a threesome with Sisters Benton and Wong. It's been really fun and also a bit of a challenge because we didn't really know each other, and then I've had to push them and lead them in just about everything! Sister Wong (the native from HK) only has three months left of her mission, and Sister Benton has six months left. It's interesting because if you look for faults, you will always find them. But if you look for the good in others like their talents, then you can help them to strengthen their talents to be used for the work!
After every companion, I try to think of what I'd learned from each of them. From Sister Bostwick in the MTC, I learned to be diligent and that it's better to be steadfast than be hurried every once in a while. From Sister Thompson, I got my foundation as a missionary. I learned that if there are struggles, it's usually because we're not forgetting ourselves in the work and remembering that we are here for God. She taught me that there are many chances to laugh in a day! She made me and our investigators laugh all the time. From Sister Harding, I learned the meaning of working hard! She is the hardest worker and has such great desire to serve every single minute! She contacts EVERYONE and knows how to smile all the time no matter what is happening. From Sister Benton, I've learned so far that I need to eat more vegetables haha! She loves to cook and be all healthy while I've just been buying rice boxes and stuff. I guess it's still okay because I've somehow lost weight . . . again! Eeep!
My days in Macau are coming to a close . . . my last turn-around in HK is this Saturday, and if all goes well, I will at least have 10 more days in Macau. Then, I will be sent back to serve in HK again! This move will go by so fast! I will miss this place but am grateful for every minute that I've had here so far.
Dev was finally baptized last Sunday. I will be forever grateful to those who plan baptisms because now I know what it is like to have to arrange and confirm for all the speakers, the water for the font (the one in Macau chapel is ANCIENT so it takes FOREVER to fill!), clothing, etc. My companions couldn't really help, but all of it is so worth it when you see your investigator come out of the water! :) Dev was just glowing when he received the gift of the holy ghost right after . . . he got special permission because his work schedule doesn't allow him to have more time next Sunday!
Ram was going to speak on the Holy Ghost in Nepalese, but in the last minute, he was worried because he didn't have a white shirt to wear so he went all over Macau to find one only to have one custom-made by a tailor. And then he was super scared cause his English isn't very good! So in the end, I could only convince him to at least stand next to me as I ended up giving the talk LOL! Ram brought a Nepalese friend for me to teach last week and I was just so happy! Now he is doing missionary work and can translate for his friend!
The threesome has ended today. Phew! We've just dropped off Sister Wong at the ferry so that she can get her baby companion from HK. I'm so excited to see Sister Pun cause I knew her at BYUH! It's so good because now Sister Benton and I can focus on international work, and I can help her to figure out how to work with the branch.
We've started teaching another Vietnamese investigator named Giang. He is amazingly smart and works for United Nations. Vincent, our other investigator from Africa, brought him to the church last week to meet us! :) Giang told us last time that he wanted an English name so I helped him pick out James since it kind-of sounds like his Vietnamese name! Haha this is the first time I've ever named anyone. He just soaks up everything we teach him and always comes with many, many questions! He is now learning about the plan of salvation, and I hope he is also inspiring Vincent to read the Book of Mormon more now that he is learning too. :)
Thank you for your prayers and support!
I love you all!
Sister Chu :)
P.S. To those who don't know since I've been asked . . . you can email me on the mission at alohasister@myldsmail.net . . . I can receive your emails but I can't email you back even though I wish I could! Letters are good though! Here's my address again:
China Hong Kong Mission
2 Cornwall St.
Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
HONG KONG
P.P.S. I still haven't heard from Tiffany!
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