Just another crazy and busy week in the grand ol' city of
Köln! But PLOT TWIST this week!! We FINALLY did a street display! I haven't
done a street display since Frankfurt and I've really missed them. We journeyed
all the way out to Aachen for this display and we rocked it!
Aachen really appreciated the help to build up potentials
and investigators and we all worked so hard. It's when everyone is working hard
that you really see the miracles.
On Sunday I literally felt like I belonged in a Jane
Austin Novel. We got a ride to a members home who literally lives in the middle
of nowhere. We saw a castle on the way and took a quick pit stop on a hillside.
Partially because I had never really been to a part of Germany like that since
I've been in big cities. Then we ate a lovely meal. Then while the kitchen was
being cleaned up for dessert we went on a tour of the house. We were shown
paintings and told stories. Then we were played a couple songs on the organ by
our host while eating grapes. We then proceeded to drink herbal tea and eat
cake. Then we made our merry way back into Köln. All of this was done while
wearing a skirt. So I felt even more like Jane Austin. Not to mention that the
neighbors horses got loose and we could see some horses running by outside the
window. I also got to hold a cat. But don't worry. There was a fantastic
spiritual thought included in this arrangement. We would never go anywhere
without a precious gift as a Thank You.
Funny thing from this week. A really nice old Persian
lady let us come over and she had bought us cake and made us tea and set a
table full of snacks and foods and was so happy to talk about God and his plan
for us. Hahahaha but turns out originally she thought we were Jehovas
Witnesses. That's literally the first time anyone's been nice to us or been
happy thinking we are JWs. Yeah. People really don't like JWs here. But there are
Sooooo many.
I just want to include an investigator appreciation
segment:
Nada: Her husband is an inactive new convert. She is
learning German and is a diligent learner and seeker. She comes from a war torn
country and struggles with her family and other normal day to day struggles as
well as with trying her hardest to adapt to a new culture. Through all of this
she takes time to come and meet with us. All while struggling with the language barrier because we
can NOT find a translator. She is wonderful.
Michael: He came to Germany alone at age 17 and has been
struggling and working hard to learn the language and get work. He found
Christianity in Germany and was just recently baptized in another church. But
he brought up baptism to us in our first lesson because he wants to be baptized
just like Jesus Christ by being fully immersed in the water. He is awesome!
Melanie: Someone just learning WHO God is and wants to
feel and find his love so bad. And yes. She watched all of General Conference
without us even inviting her to!
Finally Martin: Even with the awful language barrier (he's
from the boonies of Africa. So he speaks English but not really) he has such a
strong desire to follow Jesus Christ and one Saturday he called us 4 times to
confirm about church on Sunday. I love this man. He also had his baptismal
interview and passed! I am so excited for him to take this wonderful step to
come closer to God and make his way to the priesthood and the temple.
Sister Losee
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