I had such a nice Christmas this past week. Your second
Christmas on the mission is so much more fun than your first. I was
already over the weirdness of not being with family, the heat outside
and such from last year so I was just able to enjoy my unique Christmas
on Pohnpei this year.
Monday
we had proselyting all day and then Tuesday (Christmas Eve) we had our
P-day/Missionary Christmas Dinner/Pohn Rakied Christmas Party. At the
Pohn-Rakied party, all the Kirinese members had made handicrafts for all
the missionaries and we drew a number to see which one we would
receive. I received a lovely hand-carved shark and a turtle made of
shells. What kind and giving people I am blessed to serve among.
That evening all the Sisters slept together in Kolonia and we had a
nice Christmas breakfast, devotional, and gift exchange together
Christmas morning. We went back to our areas for the afternoon and spent
all Christmas day going to family get-togethers we had been invited to,
and eating until our stomachs almost burst.
The best part of all was the day after Christmas when I got to
skype all of you. it was so good to see all of your happy healthy faces
and to hear that all is well back home.
As for the missionary
work, our Christmas baptism and wedding did not go through due to sakau
in both instances. January is looking to be a good month though.
Oh how I love you all.
Sister Beutler
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