Are you ready
for the latest report for the Chile Rancagua Mission? Here we go:
This
was a busy week here as it always is when missionaries are going and
coming. This week, eleven left and seven came which is a real switch from
our recent schedule. It was also the week for transfers, which obviously
affects many of our missionaries. It affected us more previously as we,
well, mostly President Warne and the assistants, plan out
who will move where.
On Friday we held a sister leader training meeting. I have a hard time
saying that since we call them coordinadoras. This meeting is always
wonderful. This time several of the sisters had been assigned topics to
present as training. We have several new coordinadoras but it is amazing
to see the experienced sisters share their knowledge and insights. How
did missions get along without these missionaries? They understand the
challenges that sister missionaries face, but they also are very good at
teaching others how to be good missionaries and also representatives of Jesus
Christ in behavior, dress, and spirituality. They all agreed that as they
teach and serve with the sisters in their sectors they receive more in
return. They also learn to love them.
Our picture this week shows a companionship and the friendship and
love that grows between the sisters as they serve each other, the people in
Chile and the Savior. Even though it is hard work to train a new
missionary, the trainer is always remembered, often as an example. In
this picture, the Latin sister (in the red) trained the American one. The other two sisters were companions with the American. The two on either side of the American sister both went home last week and they are both
incredible missionaries. Each told us
that they will continue to be an influence for good in their family and community.
We hear the same from others returning home and we believe it. We don’t
like to see them go but that is how mission life works—constant change.
We’d like to wish everyone reading
this post a Happy Thanksgiving no matter where you live. We are grateful for our many blessings,
especially for the chance to serve here in Chile.
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