Rakkaat ystävät,
This won't be a fancy or detailed email because we are
having a pretty tight day. This past week has been pretty good:
-We had a miraculous second run-in with a young man we'd
lost contact with. He is super golden. We found out that he was actually moving
to Turku, but he said we could give his phone number to the missionaries there.
What better reason to call my dear Sisar Ross than to give her a referral?
-We had two rock-solid appointments with M, with some
stellar member help. She is moving right along and, thanks to member friends,
is really understanding and settling in. She is going ot be gone for 10 days,
but promised to read and pray everyday while she is away and really really wants
to know everything is true. Real intent, baby.
-We spent a good chunk of time helping a wonderful couple
with their daughter's birthday party. They are former investigators, but what
they really need right now is a lot of love and service, so that's what we're
trying to give them, while bringing the Spirit into their home by doing our
best to teach them when we can.
-We went caroling with the Young Women to elderly patients
in one of the local hospitals. It was really wonderful to see the CHRISTmas
Spirit touch both the lovely people to whom we sang and those of us
who were singing.
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| My only concession to commercial Christmas this year |
Those are some of the highlighs this week. Sisar Bunting
came down with the flu this week so we're taking it a little easy in an effort
to get her healthy and to keep me healthy so that we can really enjoy this
Christmas season.
As you go about doing your holiday activities, remember that
the first Christmas was peaceful and reverent. There was no hustle and bustle,
there were no Christmas trees or fancy gifts, there were no financial concerns or
technicolor store fronts or "I-saw-it-first"s. When you celebrate
Christmas this year, don't let the commercial racket cover up the cries of the
newborn baby who was laid in a feeding trough in a humble stable on that silent
night two thousand years ago. It is His birthday. Let's celebrate the way that
he would have us.
Hyvää Joulua kaikille! Stay shiny!
Rakkaudella,
Sisar Hillebrant
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