Well this week has been
quite superior to last week, due to the fact that we are no longer
rotting in a house all day. We resumed our schedule
of biking nearly 30 miles a day, which is just a little rough on our legs
after a two week break. Also unfortunately, we had nothing planned
because of our absence from Abaiang. But through small miracles and a
whole bunch of tracting, we became even more busy
than we could account for at times. It felt good to be busy again for
sure, and I even kind of missed the feeling of sweating 24/7 while we
were in Tarawa. Anyway a quick story, we tracted these two guys, about
25 years old, and they were Catholic. And due
to the traditions of Kiribati Catholicism, they had never read any book
of scripture before. So when we gave them two Ana Boki Mooman, they
were pretty shocked, and actually pretty excited. They basically
couldn't wait to study Christ for the first time on
a personal level. Makes me realize how important scriptures are and
motivates me to study them harder. That's all I can think of for now,
hit me up with some questions
I tangiringkami
Elder Cubby
The servers were down, so we couldn't video chat, so I called him. It was so great to talk to him! Mostly because he sounded so happy and excited about all the things he was doing. He explained the social and economics of the island he is on; Abaiang. Each area of the 23 long island has different subcultures. One village has been celebrating for a long time because they finally finished a catholic church they have been working on for years. Other areas are much less educated while others are more prone to drink. He said almost everyone 'chews'. But it's not tobacco, it's ground up Coral and it's addictive. He said a lot of them do not have teeth. When on Tarawa, he said his language skills were awesome, but as soon as he went back to Abaiang, he struggled again. He said it's because their 'accent' or way of speaking is a lot harder to understand. His companion is healthy now and they are working hard. He's excited about getting to talk to us more often. He said that it's common for the missionaries who have been out for a long time to get 'trunky' because the lifestyle wears on them and he worried that calling home, might make it worse. But he says he hasn't felt homesick at all, except a little around Christmas. He hopes to be able to talk to Ben when Ben is in Moldova. Their time difference will only be 10 hours. After an hour conversation, I looked up my long distance rates and found out that I had just spent $1.05/min! So I cut the little boys conversations short and next time we will video chat for FREE!
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