Dearest family and friends,
This week was filled with unusual and interesting events! Let me tell you about them. :)
As I wrote about last week, Tuesday was my 6th months mark and we had a wonderful miracle to go along with it! So, there's this young adult named Lindsay who came to church a while ago (before I came to Assen) with a less-active member. Then, she happened to be there when the zusters came for a lesson with said less-active member. She was very sweet and interested in learning more, but the only contact the zusters had with her was through this less-active who actually deleted her contact info because he has issues with depression and relationships. So, no way to contact Lindsay. Then, the first day I was in Assen (so about 2 1/2 weeks ago) we were biking and someone called out to my companion. Who should it be but Lindsay! We didn't have very much time but we gave her our number and she said she would call. Well, we didn't hear from her. But then, this Tuesday we were going to visit a different less-active and weren't even thinking about Lindsay at the moment. But when we arrived and stepped off our bikes, who would happen to be sitting outside reading in the sunshine in front of the house next door but Lindsay?! She told us she actually lived there, had happened to be outside for only the last few minutes, and that she was actually planning on calling us that morning but the day had gotten busy and she had forgotten. She said "God works in mysterious ways," asked if we wanted her telephone number, and asked if she could meet with us sometime this week! Miracles, people. We had a lesson with her on Thursday! I was on exchanges, but I heard the lesson went very well, mostly just answering lots of her questions. She wants to come to church again, she loves everything she hears about the temple and what we do there, and she even brought the zusters banana coconut muffins. This girl is amazing. :)
Another miracle, smaller but still sweet: On Wednesday my bike got a flat tire again, near the train station. Here in Nederland there are bike shops in every train station, so we stopped in to see if we could get a small portable bike pump to get us home where we could repair the bike. The guy working the shop was super nice, and when we explained what we wanted he went behind the counter and pulled one out of drawer, said it had been sitting there awhile and that we could have it for free! Due to his kindness and awesome Dutch tire patches (seriously, they're so much better than American ones) my bike is now repaired (again). :)
Funny storry:On Thursday we went on exchanges so we had to ride the train in the morning, and we were doing companionship study during the ride so we began with a prayer. However, the train conductor happened to come along during the middle to check our cards. It was super awkward because he thought we'd fallen asleep and it's always awkward to stop in the middle of a prayer, but we had a good laugh about it afterwards. Missionary probs. :)
Wow, this is getting long but it was a great week! This week also included a service project (helping the clean up a school building) and a Zuster's Conference! We slept over in the mission home Friday to Saterday and then had a wonderful day of inspiration. It was great. Since I must go I'll end with a quote somebody read at the conference: "Ships are safe in the harbor, but that's not what ships are made for." I love this! I can definitely relate. Since coming on my mission my comfort zone and what I thought was possible of myself have definitely been stretched, and sometimes I miss the safe harbor of home. However, I have grown so much and I would never give up the experiences I've had since I "set sail." Enjoy the peace and comfort of home, but wherever you are in life don't forget to embark on your own journey, whether physical, spiritual, mental, or otherwise, over and over again so that you can write your own story and see just where your adventure has taken you, because that's what you were made for. :)
-Zuster Jensen
This week was filled with unusual and interesting events! Let me tell you about them. :)
As I wrote about last week, Tuesday was my 6th months mark and we had a wonderful miracle to go along with it! So, there's this young adult named Lindsay who came to church a while ago (before I came to Assen) with a less-active member. Then, she happened to be there when the zusters came for a lesson with said less-active member. She was very sweet and interested in learning more, but the only contact the zusters had with her was through this less-active who actually deleted her contact info because he has issues with depression and relationships. So, no way to contact Lindsay. Then, the first day I was in Assen (so about 2 1/2 weeks ago) we were biking and someone called out to my companion. Who should it be but Lindsay! We didn't have very much time but we gave her our number and she said she would call. Well, we didn't hear from her. But then, this Tuesday we were going to visit a different less-active and weren't even thinking about Lindsay at the moment. But when we arrived and stepped off our bikes, who would happen to be sitting outside reading in the sunshine in front of the house next door but Lindsay?! She told us she actually lived there, had happened to be outside for only the last few minutes, and that she was actually planning on calling us that morning but the day had gotten busy and she had forgotten. She said "God works in mysterious ways," asked if we wanted her telephone number, and asked if she could meet with us sometime this week! Miracles, people. We had a lesson with her on Thursday! I was on exchanges, but I heard the lesson went very well, mostly just answering lots of her questions. She wants to come to church again, she loves everything she hears about the temple and what we do there, and she even brought the zusters banana coconut muffins. This girl is amazing. :)
Another miracle, smaller but still sweet: On Wednesday my bike got a flat tire again, near the train station. Here in Nederland there are bike shops in every train station, so we stopped in to see if we could get a small portable bike pump to get us home where we could repair the bike. The guy working the shop was super nice, and when we explained what we wanted he went behind the counter and pulled one out of drawer, said it had been sitting there awhile and that we could have it for free! Due to his kindness and awesome Dutch tire patches (seriously, they're so much better than American ones) my bike is now repaired (again). :)
Funny storry:On Thursday we went on exchanges so we had to ride the train in the morning, and we were doing companionship study during the ride so we began with a prayer. However, the train conductor happened to come along during the middle to check our cards. It was super awkward because he thought we'd fallen asleep and it's always awkward to stop in the middle of a prayer, but we had a good laugh about it afterwards. Missionary probs. :)
Wow, this is getting long but it was a great week! This week also included a service project (helping the clean up a school building) and a Zuster's Conference! We slept over in the mission home Friday to Saterday and then had a wonderful day of inspiration. It was great. Since I must go I'll end with a quote somebody read at the conference: "Ships are safe in the harbor, but that's not what ships are made for." I love this! I can definitely relate. Since coming on my mission my comfort zone and what I thought was possible of myself have definitely been stretched, and sometimes I miss the safe harbor of home. However, I have grown so much and I would never give up the experiences I've had since I "set sail." Enjoy the peace and comfort of home, but wherever you are in life don't forget to embark on your own journey, whether physical, spiritual, mental, or otherwise, over and over again so that you can write your own story and see just where your adventure has taken you, because that's what you were made for. :)
-Zuster Jensen
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