I've had a little bit of trouble trying to figure out what exactly to write you all this week. Nothing super crazy / life-changing has happened to us...yet. I'm not sure anything can really top my knee/ emergency room story. But after writing that sentence I probably just jinxed myself (and maybe my companion - sorry Sis. Fleming in the future).
We had a really great Sisters' Conference, which basically consisted of the 40 sister missionaries that are in our mission. It was really nice to see my old companions again...and kind of weird. Every transfer feels like a completely new chapter in life so seeing your former companions was like going into the past even though it hasn't even been that long since I've seen them.
In the second half of the conference we had all the sister training leaders speak to us. All were really great. They all talked about various subjects that we all experience on the mission. There was the occaional joke - "I feel like a cow in tall grass standing in front of you today - utterly tickled." The motivational/ inspirational quotes - "Ships are safe in the harbor but that's not what ships are made for." and "The task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us."
But the one that stood out to me the most was given by my sister training leader (the Antwerpen Zone), Sister Thomas. She talked about the story in Matt. 14: 24-29, where Peter walked on water to get to Christ and how we needed to have that desire to be able to walk on water (figuratively) to follow and walk the way Christ did. We can't swim to Him and we can't stay on the boat; we need to walk in His footsteps.
And the story in verses 16-24 about the 5 loaves and 2 fishes. How Christ took something that was inadequate and made it enough. We are the 5 loaves and the 2 fishes. We will always be inadequate but He will make us enough if we would only come to come. He doesn't expect perfection, He only expects progression.
Oh, I just remembered something cool (tone change - sorry). We were riding our bikes and just happened to look up and we saw the solar eclipse on Friday. Luckily it was so cloudy that we were able to look at the sun. It was so awesome but we couldn't get our camera's out in time to capture the moment... jammer (bummer).
Since it's our P-Day we're going to the castle and cathedrals today! I'm excited to see them all. I love being in a old city! I hope you all have a great week! I'll just leave you with a missionary joke that one of my MTC companions told me - Why do missionaries have such big blatters? - Becasue they only have one P-day a week. (bah dum bahm chah)
Love,
Zuster Begazo
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