This week was boss!
So first off
Syazliana and Lulong got baptized, Elder Blackwelder baptized them and I
confirmed them the next day. Way cool.
Also, we found a new
investigator this week. Her name is Jennifer, she is 9 and is the daughter of Sister
Menggan, a less active member who recently decided to become active. She is
doing way good, started to pray and came to church. She is on date for the 1st
of November.
Bibi is doing way
good. She came to church for the first time ever on Sunday!!!! She has started
to pray in private now! She is still too shy to pray in front of us though. Way
cool to see her keep opening up. She is on date to be baptized the 8th of November.
As for Agama Lama (Iban
traditional beliefs) it’s not super unified but I will do my best to explain
what I know. Basically, it’s all spirit worship and black magic stuff. Sacrifices
and rituals to appease good spirts and keep away bad spirits. For example, they
put a piece of black cloth over or on their door to keep out spirits. They give
their children black bracelets and anklets to wear. On gawai they sacrifice a
pig and one or more chickens, and use the blood for various things. The
"priest" if you would, is called a Bomo, there is usually at least
one in each Kampung. I’ve witnessed, on several occasions, them do various
rituals and such. Anyway, lots of members still meddle with it. As for myself,
I 100% believe that black magic is real, at least in some instances, I’ve seen
and heard too much to not believe it.
Anyway, after that
tangent, Kenneth and Eugenia are doing good. They got it down to 2 cigarettes a
day. They are in Miri now, we will meet with them again when they come back. It’s
kind of interesting here, the word of wisdom that is. In America it’s a big
deal but not that big a deal here. It either makes or breaks people.
Our other
investigators are doing well.
Other cool stuff
that happened this week. The people from Samarahan came back for break. Stalone
and Sheeda are here for 6 weeks. Already they have helped us teach their
families and other people. It has been raining reliably every day this week at
3 in the afternoon, 9 at night and 8 in the morning. literally everyday at
those same times.... Really bizarre.
Sibu Jaya is boss!
Sounds like you guys
are having fun. Adam, that’s a pretty mean Rubik’s cube time!
In Sarawak here they
started proselyting in like 2005 or so and then called the first Malay elders
in like 2007.
As for the package,
anything is good. I could use 1 or 2 new shirts, all of mine never really
recovered from the 4 months of washing with fabric softener... Anyway I was
lugging around too much stuff, so I put the worst half of my wardrobe in Singapore.
Dad.... I can take
the picture now, but the problem is that Elder Blackwelder’s shirts are on a
drying rack at home, my T-shirts are on the same rack. So he’s wearing normal
clothes, I’m wearing proselyting clothes... so I will wait until next week.
Love you guys!
Sincerely,
Elder Halpin
Lulong and Syazliana.
Plus a bunch of other people.
A wild Boer jaw bone someone was using to hold machetes.
Sister Bajik and family.
Except for Sheeda (red shirt)
They are less active, nobody but sis Kat really remembers them
They are way fun though,
and they said they'd come to church this week so, will see.
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