Dear Family and Friends,
This last week was awesome. We received transfer calls last night and Sister Kuoch and I will be staying in Tuek Laák. The only change that affects us is that the other sisters in our apartment have switched, and now I will be living in a house full of Natives (Cambodians). I am SO grateful for this experience to learn more about Cambodia and really progress in the language.
Right now we have four really solid progressing investigators. We had one really awesome experience with one of them last week that I want to share. We were planning on meeting with one investigator (Bong Mala), but it fell through... which was actually a miracle in disguise. We met with Bong Kontea, another investigator instead. We had planned to teach the other person about prayer and the importance of recognizing the Holy Ghost and we felt impressed to teach Bong Kontea the same thing. As we began, she asked us how we knew the Church was true. Wow, the spirit was SO strong as Sister Kuoch and I shared our experiences and testimony with her. We then asked her about her baptismal date that she was hesitant about and she said she would pray about it again. I have a feeling that good things will happen with her!
Right now we have 2 investigators that are set to be baptized in two weeks, Sotheavy (14 year old girl) and Bong Leda (22 year old girl) and they both came to church yesterday. There is no real big concern with either of them, and they both have family members that are already members so they are being fellowshipped really well! I am excited for them to experience the blessings of making their first covenant with God!
On a more sad note, we had to drop one investigator this last week, Ming Nuan. She is so cute, but she is addicted to alcohol and hasn't really shown us that she is willing to stop. We decided we will still meet her once a week, but for now, she needs to think about what she wants to do with the course of her life. We are hoping that she will realize how much the gospel will bless her life, and we continue to pray for her, but because this is the Lord's time, we need to make sure we use it wisely.
On a funnier note, my bike got stolen this week! We were in teaching our recent convert, and as we went back outside we quickly realized that my bike and helmet were nowhere in sight! Luckily, there was an extra missionary bike at the church, and I found an extra helmet in our house! I am slowly adjusting to the food here, and have actually found quite a few DELICIOUS treats that they sell on the side of the road! I will try and do better at taking pictures this week... unfortunately i dont have any. We had 28 lessons last week, and this week have a goal of 30! Last week, our mission had 3,000 members attend church, which is just 400 away from our goal for the year! There are about 14,000 members here... so that tells you just how much less active work we are engaged in! The work is great and moving forward! I love you all!
Love,
Sister Lindley
Sister Lindley
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