Field and Dreams....and thoughts of home.

Field of Dreams bleachers

Field Of Dreams

signage

Giant Strawberry??

We're coming to the end of another transfer (the 21st), and a lot of people are going home this go around and next. I've been told I'll be moving this go around, so I'll have one more area (most likely a good size city, whatever that means) before it's time to come home. I have mixed feelings. The both of us work very well together, and honestly that’s the only thing I'm kind of bummed about with the impending move.

We went to the Field of Dreams last Monday. It's cute. It’s a tiny little field (non-standard size diamond) with a tiny little gift shop. No corn up right now, so nothing like the movie in that way, but apparently it's a beehive come summer. I think it might be a little more worthwhile then, but there was an article on one of the display boards that really made it sound a little more magical.

We're going to the Amish community again today. I'm on the lookout for neat things to pick up and maybe send home to all the good little girls and boys. And I made my planners for the next two transfers... The last one has a ton of pictures of the family and such, since it’s supposed to be, you know, tremendously trunky (I saw another sister had an airplane on hers and it read 'going home' but that's a bit much, even for me).

The work here goes well- we're working with an older man who is incredibly intelligent and asks really deep questions. It’s sometimes a little baffling and quite the challenge (though this was more of what I was expecting when teaching people- some sort of brain power while sharing these 'new' doctrines with people, as opposed to the weird baseless anti we get from time to time). He's retired from a very high stress, tight deadline, heavy pressure job, so he's pretty resistant to any kind of pushing we give him. We tried to set a date with him for May 4th, and it's totally doable, it's just a matter of meeting with him and getting him to church the next two Sundays. We fasted for him yesterday.

We were dropped by a young man this week- he's moving to New Mexico and likes smoking weed and loose women too much to keep talking to Jesus people, I guess. No real surprise there, but still disappointing. I wanted to know what he was like sober.

Speaking of sober, another man has been talking with us. He's very sincere in his desire, and he's been through a lot. He's been clean of drugs for 7 months now and has been on the right medication for a while as well (since finding the right cocktail is such a challenge), and attributes all of the changes in his life to finding God. Problem is that, like most churches, they get a little antsy when we start talking to anyone in their flock.

Anyhow. Another week, another chilly walk through the tiny neighborhoods of the area.

Love you!

Christine