Sounds like the
sick season has started. And....yes unfortuantely I´ve been sick too!
This is day number eight with the chain smoker cough and its not been
fun. I´ve called the nurse in the mission and she´s told me that I need
to stay home for a couple days.....but....it was a little complicated
because we kinda had baptismal interviews and a baptism on Saturday so I
just said.....AIN´T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT. And kinda bended the
rules....just a tad. BUT GOOD NEWS is that Diahna and Davely are now
members! YAY! And we have re activated her grandma! Even betta! They are
going to go to the temple this week to with the ward! SO great! Okay
now let me just tell you about my companionship. I LOVE IT! We have
soooo much fun together and die laughing. Literally I´m dying laughing
because its hard for me to breath with the sickness. So here are some of
our experiences thus far.
Story
1- you know how viscous these dogs are here in Puerto Plata. Well We
go to a less actives house to visit and their dog is on the average size
of big. And as we enter my companion is hiding behind me, and the dog
can tell she´s nervous so the dog starts snipping at her heels. And
she´s nervously laughing saying Princesa no no. haha I was dying because
she was such a chicken. HOWEVER right after the lesson we walk out of
their gate start heading down the mountain to find these two dachshund
dogs barking running at us. I freeze and start to jog up the mountain
again when my companion stops me and says no don´t run don´´t run. As I
turn around I find Princesa running from the top of the mountain down
towards us. So we are sandwiched between these two dogs. So the first
thing I do is get the keys out because I had nothing else to use.
Luckily the owners got their dogs and we were good, but my companion was
dying laughing because she didn´t know what I was planning on doing
with the keys. Yeah joke was on me haha.
Story
2- The bishop told me i needed a blessing on sunday so the elders said
they´d be able to do it for me. As the elder took his oil out it slipped
out of his hands, hit my shoulder, hit my companions skirt, and his
companions pants, and fell to the floor. He then says oh this is
slippery. And then starts trying to tap the oil out. His companion
offers his for him to use and the elder just says this just doesn´t want
to come out. Then uses his companions whole bottle on me....Lets just
say that I wasn´t the only one blessed in the room that day haha.
Anyway
the work and the members here in Puerto Plata is progressing and
amazing. As I complete 10 months this week its crazy to see where all
the time has gone! I literally have more time in the mission now than
out of the mission. AH! Crazy! I love this area. Puerto Plata really
does have my heart and they really are my family. This bishop calls us
his daughters, the bishops brother calls himself our second dad, I´ve
got someone who´s like my mom, and a lady named Mari Luz that´s just
like my grandma. I really will cry when I have to leave here. Thanks
for all that your doing and I´ll keep you in my prayers.
Big hugs,
Hermana Van Woerkom
Lots of Chocolate..this is my grandma that got sick this Sunday. Her left face was
twitching and her muscles went weak on only her left side. She
complained of stomach problems as well. The hospital doesn´t know what
happened....but I think it was a stroke. She´s doing better THANK
GOODNESS! I bought her some chocolate cookies and chocolate because yeah
{cosas de mujeres haha] please keep mari luz in your prayers|
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