I email you at this time, about 7:30 local time, because we
didn't have time to email earlier today, and we had to travel to Tacloban for
the training tomorrow. I am in Tacloban, at a computer shop, and I must say,
It's pretty fancy. 4 hour drive to Tacloban is always terrible. just a really
long drive in a not-so-comfortable van. but, we get to all hang out and just
talk and laugh. it's a good time.
I must say that my language is not bad. however, Many
missionaries here settle for good in a language, and I cannot afford to do so.
so, I will be working as hard as I can to improve.
I would like to share about how your gifts are helping our
families. The CTR rings you sent, played a pivotal role in bringing not one,
but TWO families back to church. the gum you sent, is currently helping a tatay
quit smoking so he can be baptized with his wife. one of the bags of jerky went
to our branch president, who ate only 1 piece everyday so it would last as long
as possible. the basketball shorts made a great gift of remembrance for Elder
Dela Cruz. the steak seasoning was perfect for our spicy spam with fried rice
(delicious). thank you so much for the great gifts.
so far, budgeting works well. We spend the majority on
travel, and we spend about 100 pesos a day on travel. I wish we didn't have to
do that, but none the less, that's just how we get to do it until transfer day.
I will be in Sta. Margarita until February, then, automatic transfer because I
am training.
There is no thanksgiving, but, we do have the lift the world
campaign. in fact, we are spearheading it. we have about 1000 pass along cards
about it, and we are expected to get ride of ALL of them. We have the
calendar's about service, but nothing is planned for it as of right now. we may
come together as a zone and do a little show for all our areas one night to
celebrate the movement, but, we still have lots of planning to do for
that.
We all actually forgot that thanksgiving was a thing, until
that night. little awkward, but, true.
To Morgan, I strongly encourage you to go with the
missionaries when time permits. great blessings await you. one thing we want
more of in our area that is very hard to do is LMP, or lessons with members
present. lots of work, lack of money to pay for travel, make it hard in our
area, but in the MTC, lessons with members are strongly focused on, and
absolutely crucial to the work of the missionary. blessings are not just for
you, but also through your testimony, you may be a huge help to bringing
someone closer to returning to the presence of heavenly father. pretty crazy to
think about it that way, right? you can do it, I have faith in you. You don't
need a perfect knowledge of the scriptures or a perfect knowledge to help. all
you need is faith that the spirit will guide your words, your testimony, and a
desire to help and befriend another child of god. if you have those things,
then you are a missionary already (just no nametag yet)
to Tyler, Just continue to be happy. Don't change, just help
around the house, love trains, and hang in there, Utah will win a game. As I
write you, the guy on the computer next to me is watching highlights from game
7 of last years championship between the warriors and the cavaliers. Love you bud, and I can't wait to talk to you all this
coming Christmas!
good to hear Heidi and the gang are in town. that's always a
treat to see them, right? here in the Philippines, it doesn't matter, guests are
respected and cared for, even getting the best and most food, though sometimes
the family can barely care for themselves. Show them you love them through your
service!
that's just about it for today. Hope this helps. if there
are any questions, please ask! I love to hear what the family is curious about.
with love,
Elder Kuehne
Here's a little excerpt from the email to BK:
lets
start with P-day. P-day is the day we do most of our laba (laundry). sometimes,
it's not possible to do all of it on P-day, but we try. we clean the apartment,
then we get ready for the day. We go email at a local netcafe, (one of which
is called Rasta netcafe, and it looks like heaven. I
will be sure to send a photo.) then we go shopping. in Calbayog, we have a
super metro, which is the closest thing we have to a smiths or other store like
that. after all that, we go and we visit some people in our area. always fun to
do that. everyday, we wake up, prep and eat, at 8, we start personal study, at
9-11, we do companion study as well as study for our training. 11-12, we do
language study, 12 we eat, and when we finish, we travel by trike to our area.
depending on the day, we will visit certain parts of our area and visit certain
people. that's really the plan. my clothes are doing great! they are hanging in
there, which is great.
that's
really all the time I have. I love you dad, and I will be talking with you a
bit more next week.
Elder
Kuehne
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