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

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Week 66 Chillin in a Typhoon!


Maayong Hapon sa inyo tanan (good afternoon to you all)
     I am still alive, don't worry...I am just a day late to email.
Yesterday we starting writing our weekly letter to our mission president online when shortly after it started to poor rain. Then Brown Out-ed. (in the states, I believe it is considered as Black out.  Here it is a brown out. In the Philippines the electricity head man, thinks it’s funny every once in a while to just select a city to shut off the power. So every day there is a time when there is no power.) Anyways now it is pitch black no electricity and lightning and raining way heavy. So me and elder Misbach ran to the house, by the time we got there we were drenched. Everything, even our phone which is now not working..grrr. We decided to change clothes and go play in the rain....so we did. It lasted for a while.  The electricity didn't come on till late so we weren't able to finish email. So that is why I am just now emailing.
     So don't worry mother I will not give up trying to cook even if it makes me throw up all night. This afternoon we will be attempting to make "Pinukbet" which is a mix of vegetables with coconut oil and BEEF and rice. I will make it for you when I get back...if we have all the ingredients.
      Yesterday I received a whole stack of letters that had been kept from me for a few weeks maybe. It was awesome. McKay and Bryce Romney wrote me which was way cool. McKay is the man. I love reading all their email that you send in Dear Elder.  It is motivating and just good to hear how they are doing. I read the "letter to home" from Caleb shepdawg. I thought he was dead.  It had been close to a year since I have heard what’s up with him. He sounds like he is doing great. Maybe I will just take this time to give a shout out to all my Brothers serving the Lord! Elder Stewart keep up the Spanish! Te amo (I love you?) Elder Smith, just got your letter. I love you! Elder Shephard, You’re not fat. I am glad your organized comp reminds you of me ;). Whoo.
     Back to the family. Mom, have you heard how Jeff or Will are doing? Does anyone have an addresses for either of them? Anyways I am just thankful mother that you are sending me those Dear Elders.
     This week was a little bit of a struggle again with the work. We are working with the ward and not having too much success, but not giving up. I think me and Elder Misbach are going to change our approach with the ward members and finding.  We will see.
     We had an activity last Saturday where we watched "Together Forever".  After inviting members to bring investigators, no one really showed up....but Eric, Ryan, and Leonard came. It ended up going okay. The other day he asked one of the members what he needed to do to get baptized...so we are going to try to help him out and get him ready for baptism.
      Me and Elder Misbach will be together for one more transfer at least. We just found out and we are excited. WOO!
     Just want to let you all know that I love you so much. I read the talk of President Monson this morning about Gratitude. I read it because Elder Stewart mentioned it in one of his letters. Anyways it is way good. And I realized I need to focus on the things I have. One of those things is my family.  So I am grateful for you, and Love you. Talk to you again next week.
-Elder Kirschbaum

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