Well. This week has gone quite ok. Tuesday I had 2 doctors appts in the morning. the first for XRays and the second for a check up. i passed. dont worry! and i was even able to identify little animal pictures to prover i can see. that may seem easy. but its not when you see a rabbit and the answer is lapin! cuz its french! :) (speaking of which.... mom asked how the language is coming. its better than it used to, but i still miss a lot in conversations. its good, but could be better! :) ) Tuesday continued with an exchange with the LeHavre elders after the doctors appt, and Elder Sumrak and I went contacting and not only did we find someone who was interested for us here in Le Havre, but as we went to set up a RDV with another lady, she said she actually lived in Le Havre, which was cool. After, we taught Agathe (investigator) then Shi-Lin ( Recent convert) and even had a Chinese class afterwards! :) Shi-lin was so happy to teach us chinese!
Wed we had Interviews with President which went well and had a training from the assistants on using our planning resources better. it was great. We had English class in the evening which went the same as usual.
Thursday There was a national transportation strike. Thats never good for missionary work! So we moved our planning up a day and did it on thurs and had a RDV with some members that night which went great.
Friday We had a district meeting which went awesome and then we had a RDV with Agathe. We retaught a principle which we felt she needed again, and then felt she was ready for a baptismal interview, so we scheduled one for the next day, sat. After the RDV, we had PingPongPancakes. that went awesome and we had a few more people than usual there, which was nice.
Sat we played some badmitton with a member in the morning, then hurried to the train staton to pick up the Zone leaders, who were here to interview Agathe for baptism. After an hour and a half, the interview ended and she had decided she wasnt ready yet and wanted to wait a little longer before her baptism, which is good, i guess, that she sees how important it is. After the interview, we played Samedi (samedi is saturday in french) sports with the ZLs and some members. That evening, we went to a members to do service and to eat and share a message. on our way, agathe called us and said she wanted some time, and would call us when she was ready to see us again! wow. thats a disappointment. it was on my mind all night, and i felt so sad that she was so close, and now doesnt want to see us for a little bit. :/ but thats missionary work and we have to move on. Yest though, we got the consolation prize. The lady we met contacting on tuesday came to church! it was so great. we showed her the Restoration video and she was crying so much, and after chuirch when i went to talk to her, she was bawling again. she assured me that it wasnt that she was sad or that she didnt like it, but it was actually the opposite! i smile and said, i know, its the holy ghost touching you. Its so great to see the gospel touch peoples lives! We will have two RDVs with her this week, and hopefully well be able to see her to baptism!
This is probably my last full week here in rouen. Transfers are in 9 days, and president says i should be out. Which is sorta sad in some ways. All the great members here, and Agathe, and now our new investigator Marie-Jo... i wont be able to see the next part of the path with them. But I also know that in my next city, there will be similar things, equal opportunities...
That pretty much sums things up here. Things are great. it sounds like things are good at home, too. The Church is true!
Until Next Week,
Elder J