[From Sister Stamps]
We did have a nice short Christmas with few of the couple missionaries. We spent it relaxing in John hay. We ate american food and it was a treat for all that was there. Our room was located in front, centered stage of the hotel. The whole backside was decorated with Christmas stars and lights. Looks like rain drops falling from the evergreen trees. It was so beautiful.They had choir singing and ballet all americanized show.
This was Christmas Eve and the food was all you can eat of excellent food and different deserts. All in all is superb.
Before we went to Baguio, we had our Christmas party with the branch. Before the party, President Stamps played Santa for the members, with a bag full of goodies for each family in the branch. In it we had made cookies, different kinds candy cane cookies, chocolate chips [which we carefully saved in the fridge for knowing that we will do this for our members - President Stamps had so much self control not to eat the chocolate
chips while we wait for December to be here], lemon bars and store bought candies for the Christmas plates.
We also put some canned ham and rice and milo drinks and few little things for those families who have little children. After all Christmas is for children and people young at hearts. We were thinking of our grandchildren when we are putting things in the bag. How they are so blessed to have loving parents and a home in a great country.
Our church is the same all over the world, the gospel that is. Only the buildings and people are different. Some members gives us bananas tons of it so we make banana bread and share it with them. One sister who is now coming more active has given us a live chicken for christmas. She carried it in a sack and walk with it 3 miles to give to us, is so touching. When we got home I asked my landlord if I can put the hen into his chicken coop.
He have a few of his own. I told him that I intend to have baby chicks and that he could have half and I will have
half to give back to the sister that gave me the gift.
New Years Eve, the neighbors was alive practically all day and seems like all night. Fire crackers a constant noise, 2 or 3 karaoke's are being herd all night long.
This was Christmas Eve and the food was all you can eat of excellent food and different deserts. All in all is superb.
Before we went to Baguio, we had our Christmas party with the branch. Before the party, President Stamps played Santa for the members, with a bag full of goodies for each family in the branch. In it we had made cookies, different kinds candy cane cookies, chocolate chips [which we carefully saved in the fridge for knowing that we will do this for our members - President Stamps had so much self control not to eat the chocolate
chips while we wait for December to be here], lemon bars and store bought candies for the Christmas plates.
We also put some canned ham and rice and milo drinks and few little things for those families who have little children. After all Christmas is for children and people young at hearts. We were thinking of our grandchildren when we are putting things in the bag. How they are so blessed to have loving parents and a home in a great country.
Our church is the same all over the world, the gospel that is. Only the buildings and people are different. Some members gives us bananas tons of it so we make banana bread and share it with them. One sister who is now coming more active has given us a live chicken for christmas. She carried it in a sack and walk with it 3 miles to give to us, is so touching. When we got home I asked my landlord if I can put the hen into his chicken coop.
He have a few of his own. I told him that I intend to have baby chicks and that he could have half and I will have
half to give back to the sister that gave me the gift.
New Years Eve, the neighbors was alive practically all day and seems like all night. Fire crackers a constant noise, 2 or 3 karaoke's are being herd all night long.
We are looking forward to our next baptism this month. The interviews for the candidates will be this Saturday.
The day of baptism will be on the 19th. We have 11 all converts so we will not know how many will be qualified
at this moment. The field is white ready to harvest (Doctrine and Covenants, Section 4). We are tired but loving what we do. Tired in the body but not our willingness to do our calling.
