The One With English Camp

Hello friends and family!!

This week was suuuppper busy! We held a Stake-wide English camp in 마산 with missionaries from three other areas near us and it was super fun, but also super draining. Honestly, there's really nothing to tell y'all about this week except that we had English camp and our entire week revolved around that. But it was super fun! We set up "stores" in the rooms at the Stake Center and decorated them super cute. People came to our stores and learned how to get a hair cut, buy clothes, order food, etc. in English. It was really fun. Sister Kim Yeji and I did the shopping room (typical). It was super cute! The Doghe sisters made a Zoo, the Midean sisters made a Baskin Robbins, the Doghe elders made a Hawaii room, Jinhae B-team made a barbershop, and the Masan sisters made a movie theater. It was pretty awesome and people really liked it. The Masan missionaries even met a few new investigators, but Masan is kind of far from Jinhae, so we were sad when no new Jinhae investigators showed up.

I made a major accomplishment this week! I taught a lesson all by myself on the bus! And I was able to have a decent conversation to everyone I sat by on the bus this week. I have been opening my mouth a lot more lately and I have been a lot happier because of it. This week Kim Yeji and I planned some new finding activities that we haven't done before. We are hoping if we try our best and put embarrassment and fear aside, we will find people to teach.

Even though I finally felt like I could kind of talk to people this week, the week was a little rough. All of our investigators cancelled last-minute including Kim Moon-Jo and her sister. That was really discouraging and all week I worried about them. Yesterday was Fast Sunday and I prayed so hard for Kim Moon-Jo. During ward council, we talked about how we could help her and the members were so willing and helpful. Jinhae ward is amazing. We also learned from the Primary President (who knows Kim Moon-Jo pretty well and has been helping her a lot) that Kim Moon-Jo has been going through a lot of really hard trials lately. Her family situation is really rough and in order to live in Jinhae to be closer to her mom she had to get a new job at a factory where she works all night until 3 a.m.. It has been really hard on her. I have been praying for her a lot because what she is going through with her family and with work is really rough, but she still tries so hard to come to church and do what she is supposed to do. Please pray for her!

Other than that, there's not much more to say. English camp ate us up this week! Please keep us in your prayers. We are trying so hard to find people without much success. We need all of the prayers we can get!

사랑해요!!

"I you love!!"

Sister Johns 

"Welcome to Masan Land!"

Our girly "boutique" (so much pink it hurts)

 

The Movie Theater. We gave out popcorn and played a fun Mormon Message 

The Zoo 

Barber Shop

Hawaii Resort

Baskin Robbins

Last night the Bishop and his wife (my favorite person ever...think Korean Sister Bertrand) invited us and all of the YSA/YW girls over for the most delicious Korean feast! And she made me tofu spaghetti! I just love her!