Week of June 21 and June 28, 2010

C.J.'s companion left and he went to stay with his district leader for a few days until the new companion came. He was able to get some language tips from the district leader and hopes his teaching will improve.

The deaf man: Apparently when he got home (I'm not sure where he was to start with only that where C.J. was teaching him was not where his family lived) he went MUTE. Hmm.

This picture is of the family that was baptized the week of the 21st. They are very strong and will make great members.

C.J.'s new c (and second) companion is American. Elder Scott. He says that they are very opposite, but doesn't elaborate. 31 new missionaries arrived and only 2 were Filipino. He was originally told that the Americans always have a Filipino companion. Apparently that's not the case. He says the mission is getting "pastey" (more whites than Filipino's). I know he really appreciates what he can learn from the Filipino's. The mission is due to be split on July 1st and it looks like he'll be staying on Negros Occidental.

Week of June 6 and June 14 2010

They're getting into the rainy season. I think now he's probably appreciating the umbrella that I had to practically force him to take. I sent C.J. a package-I had asked what he wanted and he'd said Macaroni and Cheese. So, I sent him about the equivalent of 10 boxes which he'd eaten in just a few days.

The Cebu temple was dedicated and C.J. watched it from the chapel. Church was cancelled in lieu of the dedication which meant investigators weren't able to come to church that week and this was a disappointment.

The zone went bowling for an activity (see pics).

C.J. says his language is getting so he can actually have conversations with people-as long as they aren't old (because the older people speak the deep Illongo which he's still working on). C.J.'s also been reading the Illongo Book of Mormon.

An update on the deaf investigator. He ran away. Well, he's about 73 so I don't know if you can call it that. He was supposed to be baptized the week of the 14th so that was disappointing. More update on him in the next post.

Week of May 24 and May 31 2010

"Palangga ko ikaw" is I love you in Illongo. The deaf man C.J. is teaching continues to be highlighted in his letters. It seems he's "golden."

They get to wake up every morning to a giant megaphone and roosters crowing from down the street, courtesy of the Catholic church.

His companion/trainer is getting ready to go home, so there's a few struggles. They had a companion fast and hope for a smooth transition.

The picture shows the Talisay ruins in Bacolod.

Apparently he's learning two types of Illongo. Deep Illongo is what the old-timers speak, and Hilgaynon is what everyone else speaks. So there's a lot of language learning going on.

May 16, 2010

So this week C.j. had a baptism (see pic). He also got chased down by a drunk man who thought he knew C.J. from a bar. When he realized he was mistaken, they talked to him and took down his contact info. He participated in a Mormon Helping Hands. I thought that was cool cuz we just did one of those recently here. It's cool that it's happening all over. They did clean up from the election.
C.J. expects to see some changes next transfer because his companion will be going home.