Monday, March 13: Taught a member who had a Detroit Lions picture in his house. We talked a little about football because he roots for the wrong team Hahaha
Tuesday, March 14: Today we met someone who was in the Kong clan!
I told everyone in the MTC I would meet a koo (that is Kong in Hmong) but none
of them believed me.
Wednesday, March 15: I don't know if any of you remember the week
one story of the bloody pigeon but today I found out it lived!!! Also, I heard
stories about how in Laos during Hmong funerals (which can sometimes go on for
a week or two) sometimes the body rots so much that it explodes due to gas
buildup during the funeral!!!!!! That would be so nasty!!!!!
Thursday, March 16: Today we were trying to find the Koo woman we
met earlier in the week. She told us apartment 201 but there were 5 apartment
201s in the complex.... Anyway, while we were walking we heard a voice calling
out of a window. A little old Hmong women called us over. She was sick and her
son was having some problems. We prayed with her and she started crying. It was
an amazing experience because we made her so happy.
Later today we met a family in the street of
a man we sometimes talk to. He was going through some issues and it was really
hard on him. As we were walking to our car he came up the street. He was super
drunk and way upset. We were able to talk to him a little bit and the result
was he threw his beer can down and hugged his daughter. It was really scary but
I think it was successful.
Friday, March 17: Today we were able to finally teach Neng Kang!
She is the sweet old Hmong lady who is a member of our church but has no way to
get to church because of her lack of a ride. We always stop by her house
because she lives next to a ton of other Hmong people that we go visit. We just
usually can't teach her because she is usually alone and missionary rules say
there has to be a man home for you to be able to enter a home. Today her son
was home! She was the happiest person in the world because we were able to
teach her today! It was way fun!
Saturday, March 18: EGGROLLS AND MIRACLES!! Today we were able to
help out with the Hmong Wards annual youth fundraiser. They make and sell eggrolls.
Today they made 10,300 eggrolls!! It was way fun. Also, this week we have
really been lead to meet people God has wanted us to meet but this one was by
far the coolest. Our plans were falling through and we weren't having much success
but we felt like we should go visit a less active member. When we got to the
house there was a woman walking her dog with her daughters. We went up and
talked to her a little about the dog and about our message. She had met
missionaries before and was fine with talking with us but not too interested in
our message. As we were talking with her a man and his daughter came up to us
on their bike and asked if missionaries could come to their house that night
because they were going through a family crisis. We got their information and
sent them off as a referral (They weren't Hmong so the English Elders taught
them). We found out later that night from the Elders that met them that the
family had been praying for a way to get closer to God because of an issue
their daughter was having. The mother was a non-active member of the church so
because of this they had started and continued doing family home evening a
month ago! (a family night the church encourages us to do to strengthen family
relationships, ask my mom if you want a better description) All of them
committed to come to church the next day. I haven't been able to ask the Elders
if they went to church but from hearing what we did I know that we were an
answer to that family's prayers just by being on that sidewalk at that exact
time. If we had come five minutes earlier or later we would have missed them.
We truly were led by God to be there at that time.
Also, today we were teaching a lesson
and a super loud screech/scream came out of the kitchen. I thought someone was
dying. Looked over and two Hmong women were slitting a chicken’s throat and
bleeding it out! Crazy!! Also, lots of blood...
Sunday, March 19: Today was Church! Always fun. Today we were able
to sit down with Susan Kong (the women we met earlier). She is a Packer fan!!!
It was way cool that this woman who doesn't speak English was cheering and
yelling “PACKERS” when she found out I was a Packer fan. (She used to live in
Green Bay) She is an awesome old Hmong woman. Her husband died in Laos fighting
in the Vietnam war for the US. (The US secretly recruited the Hmong to fight
the Vietnamese in Laos to prevent them from getting supplies. The Hmong people
dislike communism and love the US so they agreed.) She has had a hard life but
she is really nice and she gave us mangos so that was awesome! She was super
happy we could meet with her and it made my day because she is awesome!
Also, a wild cat showed up on our back porch.
(pictures)
-Elder Yskes
Eggroll fundraiser
