MOM!!!!!!!!
I am
getting transferred to Sibu!!
My greenie and I are “white washing” in Sibu!! (We are opening up a new
area all by ourselves.) We are still pretty close to Miri, but I am so, so, so
sad. I just wanted to cry. I already
told the members in Miri that I was leaving and they were pretty upset. They wanted
to show me off to all their
friends during Gawai Dayak because I can eat so much. (Gawai
Dayak is an Iban festival celebrated on
May 31 and June 1 of every year. The Iban’s fix up their houses
and make a big feast. Then everyone goes
from house to house visiting and feasting on food.) Anyway, the next two days, I will just be
going around saying good-bye to members and trying my very, very best not to
cry. I am like 100% shocked. I didn’t think that the President would ever
have one semi-experienced missionary and one brand new missionary white wash an
area! It is going to be really, really, really hard, but I am looking forward
to the challenge.  |
| Iban girls at Gawai Dayak festival |
This week
has been a pretty good week. We found
ten new people to teach, so the new missionaries that will be coming into our
area are pretty lucky! We spent six hours knocking doors on Thursday and we met
this one amazing family! I was so pumped! We taught them about the restoration and
they were really receptive to the message.
I think once everyone gets past Gawai Dayak,
the family will be baptized!
On
Saturday, we were out knocking on doors when my branch president called and
said that we needed to be at a less active member’s house in ten minutes for
a funeral. We biked super fast and the moment we stepped inside their
house I heard in Iban, "We will now hear from the white man, Elder Madsen." I was like, what?? So, still drenched in
sweat, I had to get up and share a message on the Atonement! When I die, I
want an Iban funeral. No one is even sad!! It is like a party!! Everyone just comes together and eats kampung
food and laughs! Their funerals are awesome.
The Malaysian
elections were yesterday and the government was voted out. The people here are pretty upset to say the
least...we were not even allowed to leave our house yesterday (Sunday). It was soooo boring! We literally sat inside allllll day long.
Well
that was pretty much my week...I am still debating about running away to live
in the jungle with the Iban people. Then
when my mission is over, I’ll just pop out of the jungle and fly home, haha! I cannot
wait to talk to everyone! Next time you see me, I’ll be in Sibu!! I love you
mom and I can’t wait to Skype!!
Elder Madsen
P.S. Can you add white strips and deodorant to my
birthday list?
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