Tender Mercies

This past week has been busy Monday morning we did a service project at a children's hospital. Sounds exciting right!  We here every where you go they have painted white curbs and they paint all the bases of their trees white. I am not quite sure why but I have heard that it keeps the rabbits away.  It must be right cause I have not seen a rabbit since I have been here.  The administrators building was where the paint was kept and well as everything else.  They do not have the American concept that the administrators place is the most expensive place built. This was not more than a shack with a tin roof and old wood planking  spaced inches apart for the floor.  They poured white paint in 1/4 of the bucket and then added water to fill it up.  I now know what white wash means. We went we painted and every one was happy. yes ans it was the stp people that we see at church no different than at home. We had a meal at a members home that night and shared pictures and a spiritual thought.  We have gone out on meetings with the Elders and Sisters and have met many people Wednesday was a holiday here so we were told to stay inside and clean and busy ourselves so we did.  I tried to make bread and cookies. I still need to work on the bread part. Sunday being Mother's day I seat up all the call home for the missionaries.  They came here at different times to skype or face time their Moms and families.  When I did this task I found out that one Father is not doing well The Sister missionary knows this but his condition is getting majorly worse. I was scared for her turn to come to call home.  If I never accomplish anything else on this mission I am now very aware that I was sent here to be with her at this time. Our Heavenly Father is very much in control and knows our needs and will put people in our path to help us and to hold us up in our hours of needs and sorrows.  I have never felt so much like a conduit for The Lord's love and arms as I did yesterday holding that Sister missionary after her call home. She is much taller than I (surprise, surprise) so as she sat on a stool I just held her head in may arms as she cried  and wept for what will surely come to pass before she gets home. I know that God loves her and her willingness to be obedient to Him in all things. I felt it I tried to have her feel it through me. We walked to church and every meeting there was a powerful message of how we can find peace. She had asked Elder Meng to give her a priesthood blessing so after church The Zone Elders and Him gave her a blessing restating everything that had been said in church or so it seemed to me. How God knows and love us as is in charge and knows our needs and will provide if we are faithful. Again I was blessed to hold her and let her cry and weep. She is an amazing young Lady and is sure footed in the gospel and knows how she can best bring blessings down from Heaven to her Dad. She told me this and said this is one of many reasons she came on a mission so that her Dad could be blessed through her willingness and her obedience. I stand in ah of her and these young giants they call missionaries.  I had fixed dinner before we went to church for a party of 5 well we ended up with 11.  We had the prayer on the food and like the loaves and the fishes we eat and were filled and we had food left over.  I do testify that God loves us all He knows our needs and He will provide, and some times we are blessed enough to be help him provide and sometimes we are blessed to whom He provides for. I love ya all