Saturday, June 20, 2015

We live below the zone leaders now so we will check their apartment first, then the sisters(one house away) , and then finish the rest of the apartment checks.  After apartment checks, we took our zone leaders to McDonalds, took them home, and then went to the Center.  At 4:00 we headed to Manduriao for two baptisms:  Jinky and Jeni.  At 7:00 we took the sisters to Cordero's where their investigator for baptism next Saturday.  At 8:00 we dropped the elders at a jeepney stop and took the sisters home.(Sister Serveza and Sister Villagomesa).
Sunday we went to Manduriao Ward where the two girls were confirmed.  After sacrament meeting, we met with Queenie and Brakie and the elders who taught about the plan of salvation, well at least the pre earth life.  Raymond tried to call but we were in the lesson.  So happy our posterity is gathering this week to strengthen each other in the gospel and to renew friendships in our family.  I made Ray a revised potatoe casserole(no cream of chicken soup, sour cream is runny), fried chicken pieces with cabbage and basil and a version of sherbet(coconut water, banana, pineapple, mango--frozen), and sour dough rolls with mango jam.  At 2:00 we attended the stake self reliance committee meeting, the specialist never came but the meeting was very good and some problem solvers were considered.  President Cagape shared with us his new chicken farm--8200 chickens--open building style.  He will build another closed, controlled building but he wanted to start making money with what was there already.  I was so happy that he wanted to share pictures and information with us.
Monday-p day.  My shoulder is showing signs of improvement.  The LaPuz massage sister came today.  It wears me out but no time to rest.  After she left we went to the Center.  We had our schedule laid out for the week by Boiser.  At 5:00 we met with the missionaries at our apartment with Queenie and Brakie for "Meet the Mormons", pizza, rice, 5 seasons to drink and two cookies.  They want to be baptized on July 11!  8:30 bed.
Tuesday we had district meeting.  Ate lunch and went to the Center.  Read our missionary emails.  Came home around 4:00 and began to prepare food to take for the next three days on the road.  Clean-up, make water😋, mop floor and pack.  Took a senior missionary privilege and listened to music:MoTab "Showtime Music of Broadway and Hollywood".  Don't do it.  It made me homesick.
Wednesday 7:00 am we left for the wharf to pick up Boiser and stopped at the mission office with some papers and headed after that for Antique for a meeting at 11:00.  We had our meeting with about a dozen people--very disappointing for Boiser but after the meeting we met with three different business people.  There are only two business classes started here--one on lesson 5 and one on lesson 1.  But two of the businesses arson their way.  When they finish the business class, they will be transformed.  They just need the class.
Thursday we traveled to Kalibo--we visited 5 sisters with their new education and their new equipment.  Hoping I will have pictures: one cooking, one tailoring, hamburgers next to basketball court, store bakery, ?  Then we had 132 attend meeting at 5:00 pm.  Elder and Sister Streng joined us.
Friday we went to Roxas for a meeting at 10:00.  We had around 30 people attend.  The first hour was spent with PER/ER concerns and a PIN number for loans and a problem with CRAAS school and the NII exam.  Then we spoke a little about the "My Path" initiative and encouraged them to get started.  After the meeting we took President Olivera with Boiser to the CRAAS school and things were straightened out and the test will be given in July.  Then we went to lunch at a restaurant on the beach.  A little beggar boy came asking for money so we fed him and then bagged up the leftovers for him to take home.  It was so fun.  We drove back to Iloilo but no one came to the Center for the meeting so we took Boiser to his hotel and we went home.
Another week is gone.  May God help us to be all He knows we can be.  Let us all give Him something to work with.  Love Sister Robinson III. Mom