No tornadoes and no snow

Richard says it rained because he got his car washed. Sounds about right.  (Maybe he should have washed more cars….then we’d get more rain….Hey, Richard....)

It actually has not snowed yet- and the tornado warning came and went. It was only here about an hour- torrential downpour and incredible winds, but it did not linger. It’s actually been in the 60s the last two days; rain today and I think we'll start getting into the cold in the next week or so. But I’ve said that the last three weeks so what do I know? (weather reports said there was much snow in short order...hm....well, good)

Missionary work is very stressful; we're SO busy and so strung out sometimes. But we're learning to cope and to manage. I'm trying to make sure we get more down time and more unwind time because I think we’re just running ragged. There's a very high turn over of investigators here. Getting dropped, or having to drop people, really hurts, because we have such high hopes for them. ):

Plenty of little miracles interspersed with the frustrations, though. We actually just got a phone call just before email time from one of our Congo families telling us not to come back because what we teach disagrees with what the head of household believes. So we can't teach any of them. But we've had lots of right place right time moments and tender mercies. Sometimes it’s hard to get members out to lessons but the Lord provides. We've spent a lot of time with less-actives this week to varying degrees of rekindling sparks. We also got to work on family history; I had a grand old time! Not really figuring out new names, but attaching sources to old names which is helping in finding new ones.

I just sent a box home full of clothes I'm not wearing often enough today (if Katie wants to pick through them, fine, otherwise please pack them for me!), dad's borrowed scriptures, and some jewelry that needs some attention. Your Thanksgiving box has not yet arrived.

Attached are pictures of some AWESOME books I need to track down when I get home. :) (Each book is part of its own series - found them on Amazon... looks like fun!)

We're hearing all sorts of things going on in the world, but of course we're not getting anything more than passing comment. What’s happening in Paris? What’s going on in the rest of the world? (I put together a compilation of events, and send a hardcopy to her today)

We did pick up some nicer crackers, and some of the cheese that Nick likes (with the chives). Figured it was a safe place to start. We'll get something more fancy/unknown next time. I guess we’re not that brave. (Glad they are treating themselves!)

Love you!

Christine