First to answer Dads Questions,
1. I would love it if you could come pick me up at the end of my mission and visit some members here. I would love to show you the Philippines first hand. I don't know how long, a few days probably. I'll try to ask my mission president what the policy is.
2. My plan was to return to school in January and work up until then. I could possibly try to change my track so that I could go back in September, so that might be an option.
3. I would love to go on a big trip as a family when I get back, especially somewhere I could go swimming. The John Day River would be a blast.
The Vancouver temple is a lot like the Cebu, but bigger. I think the Cebu is about as small as they get.
Thank you for the spaghetti. It was a little taste of home. Also I loved the cards from Sister Macon's primary class. Please thank her for me. They are fun to look at and read.
The zipper on my camera case just broke, and I am using another bulky one I brought. If you could send another one in my package I would appreciate it. It is a little neoprene stretchy fabric case that just fits my camera inside. It has no pockets or anything. The brand is Case Logic, I think, and I bought it at Walmart.
Thank you for the music. I would like a William Joseph with the orchestra in the background, and some upbeat music I can cook and clean to.
I would like to send the pictures home, but I don't know where I can get them burned onto a cd here. I’ll try to find a way to get them to you soon. Maybe I’ll do that today.
We had some great success this last week with a baptismal service with 5 baptisms! Only three of them were ours though. We combined with San Ramejio Branch. Juvy and Michelle Orque, ages 13 and 11 respectively, and Daniella Litanon, age 9 were all baptized. Juvy and Michelle are great. They are the family we walk to church and back with every Sunday, except for last week. We were planning to walk, but I had a stomach ache and the runs, so I payed for a tricycle to take the 6 of us. They also brought 2 investigators and 3 inactive members to their baptism as well, all of which are their neighbor cousins. That was a great success as well.
We, at the moment, are working to find new investigators to progress to baptism. We have some that we are working with, and a few that said that they are going to come this Sunday, but we will see. Hopefully we can commit another few this week to go along with our 3 committed for October.
We have transfers next Friday and my companion will probably be transferring. I'll let you know what will happen next week.
We have a great opportunity in October! On the 20th Elder Jeffery R. Holland, Tadd R. Callister of the presidency of the seventy, and John U. Teh of the seventy, are coming to Cebu! All of the missionaries get to attend, so I am really excited. We have been asked to prepare ourselves by more fully committing ourselves to be obedient and invite the spirit more fully into our lives. I am so excited to be able to shake his hand! I have seen Elder Holland a few times and heard him say "take care" when we saw him at the MTC, but this will be even better!
Dili ko magdugay, kay dugay na ko. Salamat sa inyong paglinkod ug pagbasa sa akong taas nga gisulat ninyo.
Love,
Elder Schenk
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