Week 16

So, on about Thursday I was talking to Sister Quijada and I was like, "Well, another boring week.... What am I going to write home about!?" That night we got a text form our ZL's (Zone Leader's) saying to head home and charge our phones, get food and water, and stay inside... A Typhoon was coming and would last about a day.... Hahah, I would say prayer answered, buuuuutttt I won't!

Hahah, so while teaching a lesson the storm started and the wind was cray! Same with the rain! Hahah, so it was a quickie and then we started heading home! It died down though... lame right? So the whole night it had rained, and the ZL's had told everyone it was a signal 1 warning, which is basically toddler sized storm. In the morning it got to Signal 2, the highest is 5. They told us to continue staying inside and not to work until they had texted in the afternoon. But in Tanauan, it seriously wasn't that bad. Well, it was a typhoon, but me and Sister Quijada were both like, "Oh we so got this!" So, we worked through a Signal 2 typhoon... WHADDUUPPP! Hahaha, we got turned down though. Who turns down Sisters that come to your door during a typhoon?!? Unsa ma na?! ( What the heck?! ) 

Ok, spiritual moment..... I hope you all watched the Leadership Broadcast! We were just able to watch it yesterday(Sunday). And It was amazing!! PS There is a scene in there from my work in Draper... So I was freaking out and saying THAT'S MY WORK! THAT'S MY WORK!! Hahah, but it was seriously something that we all needed. The missionaries and the members! I recomend everyone to go and watch it! We are all called to do the work and share the happiness we know! And get this..... there are currently 70,000+ missionaries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How amazing right?!?! It couldn't be a more amazing time right now! I'm still a little nervous about the possibility of training in a few weeks and not having follow-up, and barely knowing the waray waray language.... but, if the Lord needs this many of us at this time, we will do all we can to accomplish what He asks.

Well, I love you all and hope the summer heat is good to you! I figure by the time I get home, which will be fall next year, that I will feel like I am in an ice age from going from SUPER hot and humid weather to the chill of fall! Hahah, But I love you all and pray for you all constantly and I am so grateful for all of you as well, and for your constant encouragement. LOVE YOU!!!!!!

Sister Bray

1- The picture is us working through the typhoon... PS it was one beach too:) 

2- Sister Quijada and I with the Solayo Family.... Please excuse Ninya, she  hates the hot weather as much as I do! But I don't take my clothes off in public! Hahah :)

Week 15

Hi Hello Everybody! 

Well, we found out some news this week..... This was once again after a hospital visit :) Sister Quijada had Dengue.... So we have really been asked to move now! By President Andaya, Sister Andaya, and our Zone Leaders on constant occasion! With the big out break in our bedroom, because the outside of the house has a drainage that lines it and our window is next to it, we have moved our bed pads into the living room/ kitchen to get away form them! :) hahah, and then we have another downfall..... finding an appt is really hard here! No one knows if one is renting and to find one that is suitable for living and can be approved, is also really hard. So that has become our finding :) Haha, only joking! But that does remind me to tell you this..... finding here is really hard! If you find someone on the street and want to share more, good luck finding their home, because waray address! It's all based on description and they are very vague as well... So finding here is hard! Pero, going tracting has helped us a lot in fulfilling! Pero, waray new investigators.... Just Myrna! 

Something else really cool happened this week..... I ATE STINGRAY!!  Hahah, it was the coolest thing ever! We were on companion exchanges and Sister Karagdag and I went to the market to get fish, which by the way is really sketchy, but as we were walking through and looking at all the dead little Nemo's; well they are actually pretty big, we found something that was already cut, she talked with the guy about something and all of it I didn't understand. Then he turned around and there was a sting ray on the table!! I was like what the heck! :) SO, stingray is delicious! Haha, a lot better than Balut! Never again! I can't even look at eggs the same anymore! Oh, and eggs here... waray expiration date. Even more sketch! So I have stayed away from eggs for quite awhile and most likely the whole mission! :) Hahah

The week has been good though! Just doin the work and such! Nothing really big happened this week again... You would think the Philippines would be like an Indiana Jones movie constantly! We gave The Solayao Family a Book of Mormon Stories this week! Their reaction was priceless..... It made me so happy to see just how eager they all were to read even more! Which Their reading, is amazing! They read ALL the time! And it makes me so happy! And everyone here is basically Catholic, and so are all the schools, so there is a lot of prayers. Little J-boy Solayao got in trouble for praying with his eyes closed, head bowed, and arms folded.....:) We all kinda laughed and smiled when he told us! But, apparently one of the other teachers is Mormon and cleared it all up and invited that teacher to church I think! So, we'll see! 

Well, I love you all and again I am so grateful for this great opportunity to serve and to be where I am now! The whole deja vu thing is just another proof that I am where I am meant to be! And I couldn't be any happier! Love you all and hope your week is amazing!

Sister Bray