1). Plans for the
day:
I MOVED!
2). How was your
trip to the night market last week?
We didn't go...
sis. Berrey too tired
3). Still getting
fed this week?
Yup, we got fed.
Yumm!
4). Are you still
stuffy?
Doing okay
5). Do you know
if you are staying put or transferring?
I moved
6) Any
progress with investigators or LAs?
A bit!
7). And you a pro
at riding your bike uphills now? Are you still getting tired?
Pro and tired at
the same time!
8). Is it cooling
down there? We've had quite a bit of rain this week.
Still hot!
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Dearest Mum,
Regan, and other people I love,
How is
everyone? Anything exciting happen? How's the weather? How has
another move call come and gone!
So, to get
straight to the point, since I'm a bit exhausted today, I've moved!
Again! The funny thing is, this last week, I kept having the feeling that
I should start putting stuff away and prepare my luggage, but I was like: I'm
not moving! I've only been here for one move call! I knew Sister Berrey
was going to move, since she was there for a while. But I didn't really
think they would have both of us move! So, they closed our area due to
the lack of missionaries. I am soo sad to have had to leave. Dong
Hai was great! I was finally getting used to biking up the Dong Hai Hill!
I was making friends with the awesome members! There were so many places
I wanted to do, and so many people that I wanted to meet! But again I learn how
fast and how precious time is. Here on the mission, you never know how
much time you have left in an area... I'm hoping I don't have to move
next move call. Seeing as I'm already on my 11/12 move call in Taiwan, I
most likely won't move... ba... I never know! No one ever knows! But the
Lord does.
I'm sure he has
sent me to my new area for a reason. Oh! Which reminds me, I've moved to
Taizhong's Nantun. I've actually been to church here when I moved from
Ping Dong and stayed with the Zhong Ming sisters (same district) for three
days. The chapel here is so pretty! And I'm sure I'll come to love it
here! One exciting thing is that we cover both the Nantun ward and the Taizhong
YSA branch. So there are a plenty of people I get to meet!
The most
important person I have to meet is my new companion! Sister Thao! Sorry,
I would post pictures today, but my camera converter is somewhere packed
away.... Anyways, she is Sister Park's (my Korean Companion in Tainan)
baby/trainee! She is super cute and I'm so excited to be with her.
She is from Wisconsin (State in the US.... I can't spell...) and she has
Thai/Vietnamese heritage. She is so cute! I know I already said that! But
she is! She's been on island for two move calls, going on her
third. So we are bound to have fun together!
Anyways, I guess
I should tell you more about this past week. But I just realized I left my old
planner and my journal back at the apartment... and frankly, I forgot most of
what we did in what order. We met with a lot of people! I mean, we had
the most lessons this week than we have had for the past few weeks. I'm
going to miss all of them. There is the cute Zeng JM (I) a mom who I
totally believe is going to get baptized one day or another. And Qiu Jm
(I) another mom who was totally progressing- she was coming to church! Xiao Lin
JM (I) who is so funny and so out going. The Elders are going to have fun
with her. And our LA's Tian JM, Chen JM, Lin JM, and Jiang family!
I am going to miss them sooo much! And then the RC's Zheng Family, and
Ting Zhu! I'm sad to leave! So sad!
I'm grateful on
Saturday we were able to go to Zheng family's (RC) new house with a whole bunch
of members and eat dinner and talk. It gave us a great time to be
together and feel like a ward family. I was especially grateful that we
had that activity after they told us that we would be moving.
Church was
sad. We were crying, members were crying. There was cute little
Emma (6yrs old) from the other ward, but she is in our English class, who
learned that we were moving, and she just game to me, buried her head in my
dress and was crying alligator tears. I am going to miss serving in Dong
Hai so much! I hope that I'll have the opportunity to go back. I feel
like I was there too short! And I also hope that sister missionaries get
moved back into Dong Hai within the next few move calls. Because I feel
like that area was really progressing!
So I guess that
the lesson that I've been learning here on my mission is to make every minute
worth it. It's to take every opportunity that comes your way and to not
wait tomorrows. Why wait for tomorrow to be better and do better, when
you can improve today? Even small progression is still small steps in the
right direction! And if we work to be better and we strive to align
ourselves to be closer to God, we will have no regrets.
Life is too
short to have regrets. We should always live by making choices
with an eternal perspective in mind. What would make us happier in the
long run? Am I using my time wisely? Am I becoming the person that
I want to be?
I think I am more
reflective today, seeing is that I felt that my time in Dong Hai was too short
and because I'm now on my "Less than two move calls" mark.... I
want to make every minute worth it! Because after all, there is only so much
time that you can spend with your time 24/7 devoted to spreading the
Gospel. I am so grateful to have this opportunity! I am grateful
for the changes that the Lord has made in me. I know that this is His
work. I know that He loves me as well as everyone that I meet. How
grateful I am for the many blessings he has given. And I'm grateful for
this opportunity to serve him.
I hope you all
are doing well! Until Next Time!
Sister Nicholle
Peng
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