Mission Life # 58 Handle stress with God!!!

Maandag, 9 april 2018

Hello everyone!
I have 15 minutes to tell you all about my crazy stressful week. We've been really busy preparing Justin for his baptism. Tuesday sister Barker came back from Bonaire and Thursday night the new sister came!

I had a mental breakdown Thursday. We had a horrible lesson with J.  He talked SOOO much. I have a problem people. If people talk to much I just get so frustrated and mad and I cannot love the people. But luckily I had 2 companions who bore their testimony and they were so awesome. We left with the Spirit. But when we came home I started crying and ran to the bathroom. I knelt down and prayed. I've been working on my prayers lately and I really felt God was listening to me. Sometimes it's hard to feel that. But after my prayer I kept crying. But all of the sudden I stopped and I felt this peace coming over me. Only God could have given me that. 

Friday morning during our exercise time we dropped by J. to give him some cookies. He loved it. Then at 10 sister Campbell left to Bonaire. I'm gonna miss her soooo much. I will probably never see her again. When she comes back, I will be gone. So sad. She taught me so much! She knows how to have effective studies guided by the Holy Ghost. 

First day with my real companions zuster Didier and zuster Barker. Training is a little bit scary. I don't want to scare her! But she's so eager to learn, which is so awesome. We get along really well. We are gonna work our buts of this transfer (by biking from appointment to appointment, so that our butts will literally hurt. JK). 

We had a baptism Saturday. Wow it was hectic. It was so crazy. But it was really spiritual though. Afterwards we talked to him and he expressed his gratitude and love for me and sister Barker told him how much I loved him and then how much more God loves him. He said she was killing him. Too much love. He felt free after his baptism. And then Sunday he didn't show up. I felt so bad. But then we sang I'm a child of God and I felt God's love for me. I felt that I had done all I could for him.

It's crazy how much love can do to you. And how much love can do for others. I know that when we love each other we are happier. I know I'm a child of God. That's all that matters. That's what matters most. Don't forget your true identity. You are a beloved son or daughter of God. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

I love you all so so much!

Lobi,
Zuster Spijkerman

no time pics next week