June 16, 2014
There is a lady, named Mel, with a fishball stand. The first
day I got to Baguio I tried talking with her at her little stand, chattin’ it
up, being as nice as could be…she was cold! Super Cold! Anyway, I couldn’t get
her to even crack a smile. So, I made it my goal to get her to be friends with
me. We walk by her fishball stand every day, and every day I say, “Magandang
umaga po Sister Mel!” No response.
This week we got punted pretty badly, so I had the idea of
going and buying fishballs from Sis. Mel’s stand. We were talking to her as she
cooked. I find that people think it’s pretty funny when I try to speak Ilocano
to them, so I was trying Ilocano. Got nothing. The next best ice breaker is to
ask what age they are, be SHOCKED and say they look 10 years younger than they
are. Did that, then said, “Guess how old I am?” What did she say? “Fifty-eight.”
I was super surprised and sort of horrified cause she was dead serious. After
seeing my reaction she asked, “What? Higher or lower?” Uhh…LOWER! What the?!
Her follow up guess? “Thirty-eight.” Wow. The mission has really aged me.
People used to guess twenty-seven (which is still pretty far off – I’m only
nineteen!)
Dad, I’ve been thinking about you a lot this week, it being
Father’s Day and all. I miss you! Did you get my Father’s Day package? I wish I
could talk to you, but Christmas is just around the corner. Love you so much
Dad! Thank you for being such a good example for me and always being there for
me. I am so blessed to be a part of our family.
I am also so blessed to have my whole family be a part of
this gospel. Saturday at the baptism (!!) all three of the Kadatar Kiddos bore
their testimonies. Their mom is a member of our church, but their dad is not.
It was such a bitter-sweet moment. All three were so happy to be baptized, but
also really sad that their dad was not there to support them. He said it was
their choice, but he was not going to come to the baptism. So hard. We are
praying continually for a miracle with him – first of all for him to be home so
we can teach him (he has a crazy work schedule) but also for their family to
become stronger as a result of this baptism, not further apart.
Love you dad! Hope ya had a great Father’s Day and everyone
at home spoiled you. You are the best! :)
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