I don't know if they do or not because I have not been able to get an answer as of yet from my daughter. Anyway, here is her latest blog post in an email dated 2/3/2014 to me. Thanks for reading!!! :)
Sooooo,
this week was a bit hard, but fantabulous all the same. :) We went
to Chieti almost every day and we saw some really great miracles... and got an accidental
free timbro (stamp). :)
I suppose I should
start with our trip to the timbro shop in Chieti:
You see, we began
walking upon the streets of Chieti, just giving biglietti to people as we
walked along on our way. Allora, we then stopped and saw a timbro shop
and I got really excited because I have been wanting to get a new timbro
because ours does not work anymore. So we walk in and I start asking the
man who works there how much it would cost for a timbro, how lo9ng it would
take to make, etc. Then we ordered our timbro and went on our way.
As we left the shop, I thought to myself, "Wait... Can't we just get
an ink refill and wait on coming back until we have a classroom for the English
course we want to start here?" So, we reentered and asked the man if
we could just get a refill on ink instead of the new timbro. We were very
clear as far as I remember, and he agreed to just fill the ink and basta.
Ma, invece... lol, this is kind of funny... Two days later, when Sorella
Kippen and I were ex-simp searching in Chieti, we got a mysteriouis phone call
from an unknown number.
I answer the phone,
expecting a grande miracle, thinking that someone like Fabrizio was calling us
and that we would meet a new, interested person! :D BUT instead, a
man says to me in Italian, "Hey, your timbro is ready... Come pick
it up today." ... Oh my holy cow! ... Ahhh, 26 euro of a
timbro that I did not want... We weren’t able to go get the stamp that
day, so I told him we would come the next day to pick it up. So, we went
again to Chieti the next day for our appointment with Gianni, and we were
really excited to see him because we have started teaching his daughter :)
But when we were going to Chieti, we called Gianni, and he.... Dum du du
duuuum! Cancelled! Woo hoo! It actually happens a lot.
But it was all good because... When we went to go pick up the stamp, we
had to be there at exactally 1pmbecause they were closing around that time. And,
poi, we walked over towards the American Restaurant nearby to get a menu for
Sara Colella, our buddy from the ward :) when we magically ran into Gianni
right then and there, outside by his apartment complex! :D Uau!
It was so great! :D We were able to teach him a short lesson, and
it was really nice. :)
That is miracle number
one. Miracle number two is that, when we went over to E's house after
Gianni's (and caught her in the middle of a hair appointment! lol, she came to
the window when we rang the doorbell and looked at us with an expression that I
could not tell if it was anger, surprise of just confusion... lol, all of this
while she had hair dye stuff in her hair sticking out to either side. It
was pretty funny. :) Thennnn, we got to talking to E and the nice
lady who is her hairdresser, and we were able to leave a Restoration pamphlet
with her. :)
THEN, here comes the
big part.... E said that, if we did church in Chieti, she would come!!!
XD It was sooo great! That was really big progress for her
because, usually, she just tells us that, being a little more mature in her
years, it is difficult for her to go out much and she does not have an effective
mode of transportation to get her to church every Sunday. But now! We have some pertinent
information for our lovely Vescovo! :D Also, we already have at
least 7 people who have expressed much interest in an English course at Chieti!
:D We have a rock solid base, we just need to get a classroom, and
we will be good to go! :D It has just been difficult finding one
because we don't really have time to go walking around, school to school in
Chieti, looking for a room. But it is okay! Because we have a
mega-goal to get the course started this week, and I know we can do it!
Gianni said he has some contacts at a middle school nearby, so we are
hoping and praying for that (could you all pray with us for this goal that we
have? or just that we will find a place where we can find a classroom.
Thanks, guys! :D I have lots of hope and faith for this!)
Annnnnd, just thought
I'd mention this really quick because I thought it was kinda funny. So,
the other day, we went to go get a package that Sorella Kippen received from
her friend in Hawaii. Inside the package, there were sweets of some kind.
Noi, supponendo che erano chocolate-covered macadamia nuts (XD) were
surprised to see that they were actually "traditional Italian Biscotti"...
that were made in California and bought and shipped to Italy from Hawaii.
The humorous part of all this is that, to put the cherry on top, there
was written on the box, "These cookies, made with traditional Italian
goodness will make you feel like you're in Italy." It was really
ironic, and we just loved it.
Other than that, we
were able to go to a Young Women's activity in which we helped lead the lesson
on PERSONAL PROGRESS!! Which I really loved. :) I really
missed that book... And there are not many Young Women in the group here,
but the ones that are here are very strong and have great testimonies!
One of the girls who comes is not a member, but wants to be and comes to
church every Sunday, but she just can't be baptized because her Dad does
not want her to... It's sad, but she is all the stronger for it and is so
brava! :D
Last story:
Yesterday, we were at our house after Pranzo, and we got a phone call
from the new Anziani. They asked us to come with them to Sorella Ricci's
house (We love her! And she is so forte! She has cancer and was
about to die this last week. But she was able to live through the scare
and she even came to church on
Sunday. :O WOW, what a Sister).
We ended up going late in the Appointment, and thought we were not going
to make it home even close to on time. Sooo, we decided that it was a
good idea to call a member from the area and ask for a ride home. And as
I was calling around to members in the area, the New Anziano says to the other
missionaries, "Let's sing some hymns" They then proceeded to
sing hymns at the bus stop in Chieti. Lol, it was really great. And
when Fratello Pacella picked us up, we gave a concert right then and there,
singing hymns from the hymn book in the car. I thought it was interesting
timing for singing hymns at first, but then I realized that it lightened the
mood and made the situation fun and even funny! It was a really fun
experience. :)
Well, I love you guys!
And I hope that this week goes great for you all! Please pray with
us for success in Chieti! :)
Vi voglio bene,
Sorella Corey
Cherrington
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