Hey everyone, it was a pretty interesting week for me over here! First off, thank you all for the birthday wishes! Entering a new decade is weird but it's going to be a fun one!
It was definitely a wild week for us here in Pitesti. We had a really good start to the week with meeting with Dragos and Zone Conference, but something happened in the middle of the week that caused the good start to end roughly. Dragos stopped responding to calls and texts, even though he was reading them just fine. In the end, he didn't get baptized and didn't come to church. But we might have some hope because he texted this morning saying that he was in the hospital again and didn't have access to his telephone. Apparently his mother had his phone the entire time he was in the hospital. We're not 100% sure if that's the truth so we are going to try and meet with him and figure out what's going on. It's kinda sad but we are working hard to try and get him back. But at the same time, we want to not put all our focus on him, but instead to focus on members and finding new people to bring them to the waters of baptism. Hopefully this new balanced view will bring more fruits of our labors.
Speaking of members, we were so close to getting Erika and her boyfriend to church! The only problem was that on the way, something happened to the boyfriend and now he's in the hospital as well. Erika then sent a picture to confirm it. It was unfortunate, but we have established to meet this week which will be really good for her and hopefully her boyfriend. We had a meeting with Mihai and are starting to get him ready for the temple, or at least to get a temple recommend. He's progressing well and as he continues to grow, it will be a huge help for the branch in the future.
We also had some interesting encounters here and there. There was a big canoeing and kayaking championship thing here in Pitesti and we met some Americans which was super cool! They were more excited to see us than us to see them but it was fun all around. Also Zone Conference happened and turns out I am related to a sister missionary which was crazy but oh well, you learn something new everyday. Overall, a good week with tender mercies here and there, which are given for us to know God loves us. So never forget that! Look for His hand in your life always! I love you all and I hope you have a great week!!
Va iubesc,
Elder Bowen
It was definitely a wild week for us here in Pitesti. We had a really good start to the week with meeting with Dragos and Zone Conference, but something happened in the middle of the week that caused the good start to end roughly. Dragos stopped responding to calls and texts, even though he was reading them just fine. In the end, he didn't get baptized and didn't come to church. But we might have some hope because he texted this morning saying that he was in the hospital again and didn't have access to his telephone. Apparently his mother had his phone the entire time he was in the hospital. We're not 100% sure if that's the truth so we are going to try and meet with him and figure out what's going on. It's kinda sad but we are working hard to try and get him back. But at the same time, we want to not put all our focus on him, but instead to focus on members and finding new people to bring them to the waters of baptism. Hopefully this new balanced view will bring more fruits of our labors.
Speaking of members, we were so close to getting Erika and her boyfriend to church! The only problem was that on the way, something happened to the boyfriend and now he's in the hospital as well. Erika then sent a picture to confirm it. It was unfortunate, but we have established to meet this week which will be really good for her and hopefully her boyfriend. We had a meeting with Mihai and are starting to get him ready for the temple, or at least to get a temple recommend. He's progressing well and as he continues to grow, it will be a huge help for the branch in the future.
We also had some interesting encounters here and there. There was a big canoeing and kayaking championship thing here in Pitesti and we met some Americans which was super cool! They were more excited to see us than us to see them but it was fun all around. Also Zone Conference happened and turns out I am related to a sister missionary which was crazy but oh well, you learn something new everyday. Overall, a good week with tender mercies here and there, which are given for us to know God loves us. So never forget that! Look for His hand in your life always! I love you all and I hope you have a great week!!
Va iubesc,
Elder Bowen
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