We went on an exchange with the Tuzla Sister and it was great! Mom- the sister I was on an exchange with knew all these VBS song and we just sang those all the time.
The saddest thing happened as we were contacting. We contacted this lady and said, "What are the 3 most important things in your life?" She was like, "I dont know so don't ask. Ask my daughter." Then she said, "My husband and my two of my children just died." We were shocked and so sad and she started crying. After a few mins of silence I said, "Well God has a plan of happiness and we would love to share it with you!" Then she went off saying how there is no happiness there is no God! I was shocked did not know what to do i wanted to run after her and say, "Wait its a plan where you can see your family and be happy!" But on the street that might look a little scary. I still don't know why i had that experience and i felt bad about it the whole day just i hear a talk by Holland about the same situation but but tracking and the guy said "Do you want to know where your family is?" Shoot, why did I not say that? I don't know but i really hope that woman will feel peace. my comp at the time said, well not every experience can be a conference talk. Maybe one day I will understand.
Then we met a woman who's daughter lives in Melbourne, NJ so I got a contact for the NJ missionaries and maybe I will see her when I go to grandma and grandpa house!
We had a great English class turn out! We also did some more contacting and because the church has only been opened for 2 years in the country we just have great contacting stories! e were talking to this girl and she asked us, "What church are you? Your not Muslim cause you have Jesus on your name tag- you must be pravoslav ..orthodox because your tag is in Cyrillic." We said, "No we are a Christian church." The Lady asked, "Which one Catholic or Orthodox?"
Imagine being in a place where no one has ever heard of the church they only know 3 religious groups! Everything comes religion even the language! What language you speak determines were you are from and what your religion! Banja Luka is a special place because its in Bosnia but is under the federation of Serbia, like Texas is under the united stated but is the lone star and could leave when ever ha. And everything is 50 years behind the times here ha. its great to see people cut the grass with a sickle.
The we had a great phone call with this
lady we met on the street once and she would totally become an member
but she lives like an hour away by car so we has no way to get to
church so we cant teach her! how lucky are we to have a place we can go
to church when others would like to but don't have the chance! How lucky
are the people here to have the church in BL when others have no clue
about it and there is nothing we can do about it! How blessed are we to
sit back at home for 3 hours in a church where it is safe and we can
feel the spirit so strong when we gather together when others cant have
that but would love that. It really made me thing church is only 3 hours
to help us and how we talk it for granite I love this work and the
people cause they need it so bad! Well this week we found 9 investigators! so hope this week is just as good!
love you lots and make it a great week!
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