This week was very fun and busy. So, we started on our
English classes but It was quite a slow start. We met with all the students and
got them separated into classes. They canceled our English classes for the rest
of the week though because there were too many people, So, we will maybe start
teaching soon. 
On Tuesday, we had a handover. I think I have mentioned
handover's before but they are after DIC builds a bathroom or water tower for a
school we go over to the school and have a handover ceremony. This week we went
out to a school an hour or so outside of Vientiane. There we built 8 toilets
and one water tower. That is great, they are so grateful to have a bathroom and
running water. At the handover, we translate and get to play games and
entertain the kids. It is a super fun responsibility to have. This time we
taught them how line dance and we played some freeze tag.
Like
usual, lots of visiting members this week. Fun story, we were on our way out to
visit this member and on the way out, I starting to feel sick. We got to her
house and she had prepared a feast of a meal for us. Lao food is a little crazy,
sometimes with the flavors they always shoot for extremes of salty, spicy,
bitter and any other type of taste. So, it isn't the best to eat when you are
not feeling well. I start off slow knowing my stomach is not in good shape. But
the member, having prepared a lot of food, is really active at putting really
salty, spicy, bitter… foods on my plate for me to eat. Putting on full fish and
odd vegetables that I had never eaten. I continued to eat to help this member
feel good about their cooking. I told them I was full and then got one last
plate load from them and I finished it up starting to feel quite awful. We
talked for a while and I was feeling about ready to throw up. I hold out and we
get up to leave and Elder Smith-Driggs does some final goodbyes as I walk over
to the corner of their yard. And I stealthily vomit several times. The walk outside
and Elder Smith-Driggs walks over and says are you throwing up? So, that was
fun. The day after that, I was not feeling that well, as well, but I am back at
full strength by now.
Saturday
was a fun day. We taught English to a less active member. He has a family but
his Mom is the only active one. The whole family came to church, though
yesterday they all had a great time too! We also had and activity cleaning the
church on Saturday. We moved our meeting spot from the third floor to the
second floor, because the old residence has moved all out of the second floor
so we cleaned the second floor up and got it ready for Sunday meetings.
Another
fun story from the week. Last night we were visiting a family that just sent
their daughter out on a mission to Australia. Anyway, as we started talking to
this family, we realized that they didn't have any way to contact their
daughter. So, we stopped and set up an Email for the Mom and taught them how to
use it. We also let them know they can Skype their daughter in like a week.
They don't have access to Skype so I think they will end up doing a phone call.
So, we hope that all works out.
They have plans to increase the
number of Missionaries here in Laos back up but it will take time to do so.
They want to spread out people over different agreements with the government so
we don't all get swept out in one shot again. So, they are waiting for a new
agreement to close and then they will put two new Elders on that. I think this
transfer only Elder Saunders will come up then the next transfer two new Elders
will come up then the next transfer another two will come up.
Yesterday
was a great day at church. We had 131 people there! We had great testimonies
and it was the homecoming for a Lao missionary. We had 5 investigators at
church. One investigator, Tagsin, has come to church every Sunday since we have
started up. He hasn't missed a single time, he is just waiting to be taught and
baptized.
-- Elder
Cheney
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