Sister Sughroue : Week #31 - January 28th, 2018

KIA ORA!

Jordan, my lil' buddy!

I hope everyone had a lovely week! It is soooo hot over here and the sun is so intense.. but I'm embracing it. lol We just finished a game of tennis with a part member family the Singsams , they are so crack up, they have a lil girl Jordan, who reminds me of Kate! so whenever we are with them I feel like I'm at Diann's chasing around Kate all over the house! The dad, sings a song, "He" in the brown hymn book it's so good!

Okay so this week was kinda crazy.. all week we were preparing for Ngapera, Tuakana, and Litara's baptism and on Tuesday night I went on exchanges and went to the bush in Kawerau, which was way fun! Anyways that night we got a phone call from Sister Taylor saying that Ngapera was in jail.. I was so shocked. Turns out that she wasn't arrested but her mum kicked her out and because of past situations, the police just removed her from the home and she can't go back so she moved to Opotiki on Friday, her mum then told us she doesn't want Litara and Tuakana to be baptized.. my heart broke for them because they want to be baptized so bad but can't cause there nan now has custody over them. They started crying and it just broke my heart so much.. anyways it was just a huge mess but they still are allowed to come to church and our Book of Mormon class during the week so that's good! We go over almost everyday just to play rugby with them and do service for the nan.

The whole situation is just so sad.. it just goes to show that Satan is doing everything he can to stop the progression of the Lord's work. So Satan just converted me that the church is so true and that God is so real lol. We had a huge miracle though, as we were driving to the dairy to get the nan some chips we went

Our last FHE with Ngapera, Litara,

and Tuakana (there cousin kaiyah)

earlier in the week </3

down the wrong street and we ended up seeing Ngapera on the side of the street outside the courthouse. I know it wasn't an accident that we drove down the wrong street. we were able to talk to her right before she left for Opotiki and she told us she still wants to learn and be

Yummy Smoothies!!!!

baptized but understands she needs to wait and sort her life out. So that was a miracle we saw her. but she has no phone so there is no way of keeping in touch with her BUT we went to a marae on Saturday in Opotiki with the elders to help out with a missionary prospective camp for the youth in the stake and a lady knew where her uncle was staying in Opotiki. She didn't have an exact address so we door knocked the street she told us and had no luck, we decided to go home and as we were driving away we saw a man washing his car and pulled over to ask him if he knew where the Wikotu's live. he told us here.. this was another huge miracle!! We found Ngapera in Opotiki gave her some clothes that were left by past sisters at our flat, cause she left Whakatane with nothing and gave her a Book of Mormon cause her mum won't let her have anything back. She was so grateful. I

Kiwi/Tui St.

told her to always have HOPE.. that's the whole purpose of the gospel, to have hope that we can be better, move on from our past, and become like our Savior Jesus Christ. we sorted out a ride for her to church at the branch in Opotiki and got members to fellowship her, so I know everything will work out for her in the future and the elders in Opotiki will take good care of her.

So that was pretty much all that happend this week! I think the number one thing I'm learning on my mission is PATIENCE lol and to just trust and accept the Lord's will. I LOVE YOU ALL HEAPS!! Have an amazing week and remember the church is so true!!!!

arohanui, xo sister sughroue