Hello Everyone!
I am emailing on Saturday because we have been
advised to email today because later today a major super typhoon is supposed to
hit us. I don't know if you have heard about it or if they are talking about it
on world wide news but they say it is supposed to be as big as Yolanda, which
was the biggest tsunami storm to ever hit the Philippines. Right now the typhoon
"Ruby" is 40 provinces wide and headed in my direction! haha Don't
you worry though. My apartment is very safe and we should be fine there. It's
so safe in fact that we currently have 15 evacuated sisters from other parts of
the mission staying with us. So it's like a big slumber party with lots of
saltine crackers haha We have been told to have 7 days worth of food and water
and have everything ready for emergency evacuation if need be. I am mostly just
sending this email to assure you that I will be just fine but we do expect some
pretty big repercussions from this storm so we may not have power for up to a
month, meaning I might not be able to email or communicate for that amount of
time. I'm sure my mission president will keep my family informed and if there
is a way of communication still up after the storm and maybe I will even be
able to call home! woohoo silver lining!
It's so crazy because everyone is
running around trying to prepare for this storm and church services have even
been canceled for the prolonged future and we are setting up all church
buildings as safe spots for evacuees so we will also evacuate there if our
apartment becomes unsafe. I don't want you to worry about me because I know
that Heavenly Father is with me and I will be safe. I know everything is in the
Lord's all knowing hands. Please pray for all the people of the Philippines
because there are many who are unable to have safe shelters or be well prepared
due to their poverty and various situations and I am worried for them. I pray
the Lord will protect these wonderful people that I love.
This week I got a new companion, Sister Vi from Tonga!
She is pretty awesome. I feel like I will be able to learn a lot from her and
really become a better missionary and I am excited for the next six weeks. This
week we got to teach Mierna and Grace and Ian and they are literally so
prepared and awesome. They were supposed to be baptized this upcoming Saturday but
everything is being delayed because of the bagyo! I hope they don't have to
wait to much longer because they are so excited. Also an update on Lolido: He
is still going strong. He has been reading the Book of Mormon and wants to be
baptized. He moved to another town for work but says he wants to come back so I
can teach and baptize him here since Sister Mccoard and I were the ones to find
him and start teaching him. I thought that was really sweet but the best part
is that he wants to be baptized in the first place! We really are so blessed
here. One of the first things I said to my new kasama was "Sister. You
just got transferred into the best area of this mission! You just wait and
see!" and it's so true. There are so many choices spirits here ready to
accept the gospel and the coolest thing is that when Sister Mccoard and I opened
this area there wasn't anyone yet but with the Lord's help we were able to find
this wonderful people and share with the the truth they had been searching for.
I feel so blessed that Heavenly Father is allowing me to be a part of his great
work here in Daraga.
I love you all, you are the best!
Sister Turner:)
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