"When you are cast out..."

This week Sister Jenkins and I decided to call "cast out week" It's been a little rough....

To sum it up:

Sadan de Kiddi (a mix of Pohnpeian and Chinese, means Satan's dog) tried to chew us up. That's the closest I've ever been to getting bit by a dog. It was funny though, I grabbed Sister Jenkins' shoulder strap, yanked her back, and yelled, "Get back, get back!!!" We bolted to the car and climbed in so fast....

We were teaching one of our investigators, Tianbo (who is AWESOME, by the way) who lives at another investigators apartment complex. Her husband got real mad at us, yelled and screamed, dropped some F bombs, and told us that this was our last night, then we could never come back. Later he told the Elder's investigators that live there, if anyone listens to the missionaries, he will kick them out. That was fun... not. We are going back Tuesday to talk to him though, try to work stuff out. 

Of course the usual, shut the door in the face when we knock.

We went to follow up on someone we left a pamphlet with, walked into the apartment compound, said "Ni hao!" real loud, only to see a guy doing this prayer ceremony... we were shushed pretty quick. Bowed and said, "Bu hao yizi, bu hao yizi!" Then we walked over to her door, knocked, and this guy yelled at us, "What are you doing here?! This is private property!" "We just came to see our friend." *comes out, sticks his head in her house, calls her name once, doesn't wait, "She's not here." 

Had to put 5 investigators on the shelf (meaning stop teaching them for a bit) because they aren't progressing. 

You know that talk, by Elder Holland? He basically says, When you are cast out, smitten, spit upon, rejected, just remember you weren't the first. Someone a lot greater, and a whole lot grander, walked this path before you. Missions are not easy, because Salvation was never easy. Super true. 

Sister Jenkins and I are still doing really well though. We are pushing forward, even with these set backs. And this week wasn't all bad.

Monday, we picked coconuts with Steve and William, some of our favorite people. (pictures to come if I can ever get them off my camera. Having issues with my SD card)

In English class we played hangman, and another time we had a obstacle course and the Chinese had to direct us in English with our eyes closed. 

Hope is given by the Holy Ghost. This week I will work on Charity. 

Sister Springer