So things are lovely and VERY rainy here in Wiesbaden. As you can see from
the picture, my companion is adjusting well to missionary life. haha JK she is
already a profi, and I love getting the chance to follow the promptings she
gets. She is such a powerhouse!!
It has rained like EVERY day this week, but it has presented such fun
opportunities to do missionary work in different ways. It's natural that people
get more "tunnel vision" when they have to tromp through a downpour, or they fly
from place to place, never being quite certain as to when the next flash flood
will hit, so our goal has been, more or less, to GET THEIR ATTENTION. :)
For example:
Sister Hadfield has history with dancing in the rain, so we took a moment
to capture some poses in the rain. This young family came up the sidewalk, and
we flagged them down, asking if they would be willing to take a picture of us
posing together in the rain. They did so, with big smiles. Then they asked us
where we were from (I guess because based on our dance moves, we were
DEFINITELY not from Germany). :)
We had a bit of time that we wanted to do some street contacting, but we
got outside and it was raining. Again. So we decided to stand on corner of the
street that opened up into a huge shopping complex and sing hymns. So we sang
hymns for like and hour, and people stared strangely at us as they waded by. I
made sure that we sang "There is Sunshine in My Soul Today". hehe
Two young girls waited patiently as we finished a hymn then asked us why in
the world we were standing on the street corner singing in the rain?? I told
them because we were so happy. Then they asked how long we would have to stand
there. Once they found out that we were from America, all they could talk about
was how awesome fast food is. It was a fun moment to just stop and share love
for fries and for spiritual things.
Something that we have been experiencing this week is what I like to call
"missionary carnage". Meaning, we have talked so much to the people that live in
the surrounding neighborhoods of our apartment, that we now can wave to people
on the street, because we KNOW them. Also we can see evidence of us having been
there, like dropped pass-a-long cards. The first time I noticed that, I was
depressed, because it meant that people weren't listening, but now I think it is
awesome because it means that we are working HARD!
It's been fun to learn more about the the "exchange rates" of working on a
mission. There were days this week when in talking to the people on the street,
all that we got was rejection. That's discouraging. But every time we chose to
see the situation as bigger than that moment, we were blessed with a miracle.
Faith really is about stepping a few steps outside of the light, and acting not
on evidence, but on trust. If we don't do that, we will never have the
capability to progress beyond the boundaries of what we have already
experienced. I don't know about you, but I would love to experience deeper
happiness, more understanding, and limitless possibilities. I don't want what I
have known up until this point to the be the end or the limit.
I am righteously greedy...
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| Street Contacting in Kirchgasse |
but not really.
It's not greed at all.
That's the best part!
It's truth,
Alles Gute,
Sister Roderer
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