Hey Everyone! Hope you're all having a good week.
Things
have been looking up here in West Lafayette. First of all, I finally got
down how to spell "Lafayette" and second, I have gotten to know my
companion a whole lot better. Sister Collins really has a crazy story,
she's from Washington State, is the middle of 7 and her dad is a secret
agent! ...um, but keep that on the down low... She is one of the most
hard working people I have ever seen, like a steam engine, once she gets
going there is no slowing her down. We go in all kinds of weather and
at any time. She is a tomboy to the core, lives for the life of soccer
and is great at EVERY sport she tries! I hope to send pictures in the
future. I'm still learning how to take a selfie. The point is Sister
Collins is the Greatest Trainer in the Whole Mission!
We
have met some special people this week, but are still working on
getting them to stick. Two things I have learned this week about life:
1. Baptist...don't...like Mormons and 2. There are some cool Baptists
out there!
I
had one of the coolest experiences this week with a lady
named Sara. She wants to take her kids to church and they want to go,
believe me, they want to go, but they stopped going to her husbands
church because of the amount of money they had to pay, kind of like tithing.
Her sister is a JW and her husband is a Baptist, but she wants something
diffrent for her family. We hope to meet with her again.
A
couple days later we met Clay, he doesn't have a church but he is really
intrested in our church building. He asked for a tour, after all he was
on the roof last year getting a lost ball for his brother.
Another great experience was meeting Monique. Monique
is wheelchair bound due to a car accident some years ago. In the middle
of an Indiana winter she was pushed off the road by a semi. The car
rolled and she laid there for 6 hours waiting for someone to help her.
She was traveling from California to Indiana for a christening of one of
her grandchildren, but she never made it. In the end she lost her right
leg and has PTSD in hospitals. We asked her how she made it through 6
hours and she said it was because of Jesus. She was so focused on
praying and had the faith to be found she was able to make it.
Monique is very special to me, we have only met with her once, but in that 1 1/2 hour conversation I came to love her.
Life's pretty great in Indiana, I hope you guys are safe from the storm. I love you all and I pray for you every night.
Have a great day!
Love,
Sister Charlotte Partridge
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