We heard about the earthquake yesterday and of coarse our thoughts went out to Blake our missionary son who is serving close to the border of Haiti. When we then heard about the Tsunami scare for the Dominican Republic we were even more interested. This morning we got an email from Blake he said he was in a discussion when the earthquake hit and they felt all the pipes under ground move, he was drinking a glass of water and wondered when he saw the ground moving if the investigator they were teaching gave him water or something else (last week someone gave him some juice with alcohol in it) ha ha it was funny. He said they saw a woman trip and fall in the road, it was pretty strong where he was, so we know the disaster in Haiti has to be horrific. One of the good things is that during a disaster like this people start to want to listen to the missionaries. Blake said maybe people will start listening to them now.
He told us that yesterday he was walking down this road and starting playing hacky sack with some kids and their mom came out and wanted to know more about what these white boys were all about, he said before he knew it there were people surrounding them listening (he said it was awesome and weird at the same time) then when they asked if they could pray with them, most of the people scattered, so now he said he hopes because of the earthquake people will start to listen.
We are pleased to hear that the Tsunami effect was called off. I'm grateful he was able to get some communication to us today.
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2 years ago
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So glad to hear that Blake is OK....so many experiences...it's amazing. Hurricane George came to shore just blocks from where Jess was living in Mississippi, while he was on his mission...they wore jeans and used chainsaws for weeks helping people recover....it opened opportunities for many discussions....the same will be true for Elder Williams....I am just happy he is safe.
Glad Blake is okay and that he is doing so good on his mission! It's fun to see the pictures you should post more when you get them. Oh and we missed you guys at the shower, I just wish I would have got time to come see all of you and RECKER when I was down there! Next time I come to Arizona we will be moving there! So I will see you guys then! I saw your comment on my blog and my address is 883 Everett Place #4 Rexburg, ID 83440. Miss you guys and hope everything is going well and I was so mad to hear about Kayla's house getting robbed! Hope they catch those losers!!
Just read in the Deseret News from Salt Lake that all of the missionaries are accounted for and that none of the LDS Church buildings were damaged.....two shipments of 80,000 lbs. will be going out one on Fri. and one on Sat......the church buildings are being used as relief centers....what a softening of hearts will happen...lots of work for a good missionary like Elder Williams! He will love helping people.
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