Chi for Life!

It was another great week in Chichester! They like to call it "Chi" (rhymes with pie) here. :) I love saying it like that so "Chi for life" is my new saying because so many miracles keep happening here.

Christian is doing amazingly! He has been reading, praying, coming to church and he asked us to be baptized - all witin a week!!! How great is that? He's so fantastic. We are really happy and excited to keep teaching him and see him progress.  Not only does he want to be baptized but he wants to be "reborn" on his birthday which is the 18th of September.  We hope all goes according to plan. :)

My testimony of prayer was really strengthened last night before we accounted with our district leader, Elder Hare. We were trying all day to reach our goal of 20 lessons for the week which is the mission standard of excellence.  We only had about 10 minutes before we would account and we were 2 lessons away from our goal.  Before we left the flat, we said a simple prayer to help us reach our goal if it was possible.  We walked out and across the street our neighbor was sweeping her walk.  She had seen the elders before, but she'd never spoken to them.  We introduced ourselves and were able to tell her our purpose and job as missionaries.  We said a prayer with her and she was so sweet. She took our card and wished us well on our way.  Oh my goodness, that counted for one lesson and we only needed one more.  We stopped every person on our way to the cathedral, but it was a quiet Sunday evening so not many people were out.  We came around the corner and stopped a cute family of a single mom named Laura and her kids.  We shared with her a picture of the resurrected Christ and she loved it!! She expressed how she was a Catholic but she was really in need of some help with her son who had special needs.  We were able to pray with her and it brought tears to her eyes.  We just happened to be in the right place at the right time and Heavenly Father was able to answer not only our prayers but we were able to help Laura too!! It was a tender moment and we were so full of gratitude and humbled by the experience. We are hoping to go back and see Laura on Tuesday!! I'm so grateful for the power of prayer and I know Heavenly Father is willing to bless us if we ask in faith and work to achieve His will.

Scripture of the week: "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose...What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?" -Romans 8:28,31

​Dinner with Christian and the Elders. From left to right: Elder Rife (just transferred here - he used to be in Kingston!!! crazy!!), Christian, Elder Hare, and Sister Watt! :)