Praying for those daily miracles everyday

July 21, 2014

Beautiful hydrangea flowers everywhere!

Konnichiwa!

I am sorry I am a little late today, we just got home from a BARBECUE with some ward members. Don't worry, it wasn't very American at all. But it was very pretty! It was in the mountains, and there was a nice little stream going down and we sat under a gazebo. Japan is cool. 

I can't believe it is already P-day!! Next week is TRANSFERS, and it will mark transfer 6 which means, HALF WAY! What? that is crazy!! 

We have had a good week here in Kurume, just melting and the real summer heat hasn't even hit us yet! It is very humid. I haven't had to use lotion since coming to Kurume. I have replaced my sweet smelling lotion, to BUG SPRAY. Oh man. So many bugs! And these spiders and get GINORMOUS. HUGE. One ward member told us they dont even bother killing them because they aren't poisonous! They keep them in the house to "eat the dust" (she said this in English, so it wasn't lost in translation, they really keep the spiders to eat the dust) 

Because it is so hot

, and we are always biking our Mission President has asked us to all drink 2 liters of water everyday. At first it was really hard, and with four girls and one bathroom, it was very inconvenient. But since we are sister missionaries, we try to go above and beyond, so I am proud to announce that on Sunday I drank 4 liters of water. ( I didn't even have to get up during the middle of the night to use the bathroom!! The various talents you learn on your mission.)

The work is going on here in Kurume, me and Johnson Shimai are just working our hearts out, sweating through our clothes, and are just praying for those daily miracles everyday. Sorry it is such a lame email. But when the weeks fly by, because all you are doing is housing and streeting...it leads to very boring emails.. But mom if you want to know our daily schedule:

6:30 arise, pray, try to be the first one done praying so you can get the bathroom first

6:30-7:00 running by the river! It is always so pretty!

7-8 get ready for the day!

8-8:15 "sacred grove" where we just pray

8:15-9 personal study

9-10 companionship study

10-11 language study 

11-12 lunch!

12:15 be out the door to either go streeting, or housing or visiting people. we stay out until 

7 dinner (cabbage, our apartment is on a diet!)

8 we practice "lesson mastery" a program we have to do to pass off our language and lessons

9 plan for tomorrow!

9:30-10:30 get ready for bed, lay on the floor trying to get the energy to write in our journal.

REPEAT!

Thanks for all of the love and support! I love you all so much! have a fun week! Don't melt!

Messer Shimai