July 18, 2019
Right now I am currently two-ish hours away from my area because we are trying to help this minority couple complete their marriage requirements so they can be baptized on the 27th. Early this morning, our branch mission leader and an RM came and picked us up in a trike, and then we picked up the couple and their three kids, and made the hour and a half trek to the town hall, in the city where they were born. We are attempting to figure everything out with this couple, concerning missing birth certificates and all other important documents. We are almost done except for one slight problem... the brother has to bring some kind of certification from his parents, who live another two hours away in, legit, the mountains. So we decided to just stay here with the kids and the sister. Luckily, we found a computer shop to send a quick email!
Most likely, with the upcoming transfers, I'll be leaving on August 1st, but I'm seriously praying so hard that these people will make their baptismal date for July 27th, because I seriously love them so much! They live in something along the lines of a shack--one room for the couple and their three kids, ages 2, 4, and 5. I have seen them make so many sacrifices to be able to accept this gospel, including contributing their own scarce means to marriage funds. Often, we have shown up at their home,and more often than not, they are eating just rice for dinner, with some occasional fruits that they've found, and they still always offer us food. Of course, we decline. Such a humbling experience working with them. They will be the first minorities, on the island of Mindoro, to be baptized in the Baco branch. Please pray that everything will go smoothly!
Lots of other things happened, but time is short! I'll catch you all up on everything next week! :))
The flood season is almost upon us in Baco! This river raised like 5ish feet in 1 week!
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