MACAU 1

Wow, my first week in Macau!

Macau is quite different from Hong Kong, and here we only have 2 branches-Cantonese and English. Sister Wong and I are serving in the Cantonese Branch and it has been going great. I am just still trying to figure out how to best help this area that I can leave it better than I found it, that I can accomplish the wills and plans of the Lord for the area. Because,,,sad to say, although Macau is known to have the most baptisms in the China Hong Kong Mission, it also has the most less-active members (about 400 baptized members but about 50 active members,,,), also it is really hard to find members to fellowship for the lessons. However, Sister Wong last move has just opened a new area with her former companion and they were both very new to Macau, and last move unfortunately they didn't have very good success. But I know that planting seed is just as important as harvesting. This week so far from monday we were able to find a new investigator everyday, it's been a huge miracle, and we were even able to find a very golden new investigator from Indonesia for the English Branch as well. We have been very happy and are doing well moving the work forward step by step. There is a member in the English Branch, her name is U-lan(?) I don't know how to spell her name, but she has so far had us over for a meal twice already, and these indonesian and philipinean people are not rich, they are actually very poor working in Hong Kong or Macau and sending the money home to their family, yet U-lan, cooks and feeds people all the time! Especially on Sunday she fed 15 people in her little tiny apartment! And it was a very touching moment seeng 10 of us missionaries and 5 of the members in the Branch all fitted in this tiny apartment eating food together and getting to know eachother and sharing our conversion stories, all of us away from our families yet finding joy in the gospel as sister/brotherhood in the church, it was very very moving. I am so grateful for the gospel, although we may not have much in the eyes of the world, I know that we have everything because we have the gospel.

Anyways, I hope that everyone also counts their blessings of the gospel, it really is the best and everything we can ever hope for. In it is found all the answers, hopes, happiness, love, and blessings beyond measure. And gospel is only possible, because of our Savior Jesus Christ and His Great Atoning sacrifice.

I love you as always,

Sister Burningham/Leih Jimuih

 

Pictures:The pages in Mandy and Angel's new triple combination for their baptismal gifts :) A-Jyu (shorter one) and Miki <3