Home Sweet Home! Welcome home!

Home Sweet Home! Welcome home!

To the rescue!

To the rescue!

After the storm

After the storm

P-Day Hike

P-Day Hike

All wet!

All wet!

Flooding

Flooding

Bagio, Tropical Storm

Bagio, Tropical Storm

A day to remember!

A day to remember!

Zone or General Conference

Zone or General Conference

Elder K and gummies

Elder K and gummies

Street sitting

Street sitting

Jogging on the beach

Jogging on the beach

Elder K 21st Birthday

Elder K 21st Birthday

Birthday Mango Icecream

Birthday Mango Icecream

Elder Verzo - Big Boss!

Elder Verzo - Big Boss!

Elder Verzo new comp

Elder Verzo new comp

Mission Tour

Mission Tour

The Best Zone Ever! My comp circled

The Best Zone Ever!  My comp circled

Teaching with Elder Misbach

Teaching with Elder Misbach

Leganez w/Pablero Family

Leganez w/Pablero Family

Zone Leaders Conference

Zone Leaders Conference

Iloilo Zone

Iloilo Zone

Filipino Smile

Filipino Smile

Elder Misbach's back

Elder Misbach's back

Elder K face

Elder K face

Big pig!

Big pig!

Clothes dryer on the beach

Clothes dryer on the beach

The Seduco Wedding!

The Seduco Wedding!

Hookey bobbin in the Philippines!!

Hookey bobbin in the Philippines!!

Three Iloilo kids

Three Iloilo kids

Iloilo lil boy

Iloilo lil boy

Happy mug shot

Happy mug shot

Digging it

Digging it

Grocery Shopping

Grocery Shopping

Airport scene

Airport scene

Iloilo Trio!

Iloilo Trio!

Yum yum green and all!

Yum yum green and all!

The Fearless Duo

The Fearless Duo

Hiy-ya!

Hiy-ya!

A little out of focus, but happy!

A little out of focus, but happy!

Heleman Warriors?

Heleman Warriors?

Baptism Rhea, Geneva & Dave

Baptism Rhea, Geneva & Dave

Me and Elder Booth w/face paint

Me and Elder Booth w/face paint

Sheryl's Baptism

Sheryl's Baptism

Baptized in July

Baptized in July

Basking in the Light

Basking in the Light

Friday, August 13, 2010

Wk 30



Hey Family,                     #30 August 4, 2010
      So I just got back from an appointment with Regen and Marc. They are really good guys, but once again they didn't read because they are so tired from their nighttime guard duty. Our lesson went well with them. We read together what we had given them from last time and told them that they had to read to gain a testimony for themselves. We said we knew it was hard and they were tired but they would receive strength for what they would need that day if they just took 10 min a day to read.
     Right now Elder Booth and I have been working on Unity in lessons.  It is been kind of difficult for me, because I never know if he is going on something and butting in would be bad... But what I have quickly learned is when you get that feeling to say something…say it, fast, before the time slips by. We have been really focusing on listening and answering questions as we are guided by the Spirit. It has made a huge difference in our work. Your whole perspective changes, the investigators become more involved and open up.  It’s just a lot more natural and how it should be. I think from when I got in all of my companions have just had kind of a rote presentation, and since that was all I was taught, I developed that a little. The work has been a lot more exciting for me lately and it also has been a lot more hard also.
      Well a little update. I am not sure if I told you that we baptized Rai, a 9 year old boy that pretty much jumped out of the baptismal font after he was baptized. Oh and Sheryl bore her testimony in church this last week, which was super awesome. The morning of Rai's baptism I threw up. The first throw up of my mission. Rice is a little easier to get out...than bread and cheese. After I got done throwing up I did a 180 and discovered I was pretty sick. I was super achey all day and could barely stand at Rai's Baptism. Luckily we had enough time after to take a quick nap at the Office, but after the nap I felt the same. When we got home from a reactivation lesson/home evening...I prayed super hard that I would be healthy so I could work tomorrow. I was just so sick of being sick. The next day I felt awesome and was completely better. So that was quite a blessing for me.
      I had a lovely birthday on the 3rd. We ate some Carbanara and Mango Crepes. Yum. Pretty Chill. I am just glad I am 20. I thought I was an official big boy when I got that shirt from you Heidi but now I feel like an even bigger big boy...that got even skinnier.
      Everything here in the Philippines is going good. The Lord is blessing the people we are teaching and he is blessing me...I am learning so much about myself, and trying hard to work to improve. It is so important to put your trust in Him. He really will help you if you will really ask. I love you all. Going to keep it short.
-Elder Kirschbaum

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