Conference 2016

   

     The annual conference is required for all field missionaries to attend.  When I was in the states, I was really looking forward to it.  It is a time to meet all the missionaries in your country.  It is supposed to be a time of rest and refreshment.  However, the nine months I have been here have been difficult with language and cultural learning.  I also have had colds and many stomach issues.  I am always so happy when I get a package with pepto in it.
     I went very reluctantly.  I was tired and spending a week with a lot of people is not my idea of relaxation.  I did enjoy meeting new missionaries and hearing about their ministries.  I enjoyed getting to know some better.  My favorite night was when we played uno hearts.  It took hearts to a whole new level.  By the way, I love card games.  I never seem to get bored with them.
     It was a good conference and we got to discuss things that affect our ministries all together.  However, the whole thing was in Spanish.  I love learning Spanish and I like being able to communicate, but church is still difficult for me and that is just an hour or so.  I tend to go off to daydream world because I get tired.  Just imagine five days of that.  I had a head ache every night and to be honest, I didn't pay attention to probably 90%.

     It was good, but if I had had a choice, I would have stayed home and actually rested.  Also, since the conference last week I have had another birthday.  It is no longer a big deal, but my friends made me feel special and a got a great birthday package from my family.  I was overjoyed to be able to talk with my family on a conference skype call and see my nephew.  I am so biased, but he is the best thing in the whole world.  My heart could burst with love for him.

^29 "I know that when I come to you, I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ.³⁰ I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. ³¹ Pray that I may be kept safe from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people there,"  Romans 15:29-31