The Efforts this Week

We went door knocking this week, and it wasn't that effective. Here is how door knocking works in Malaysia. We knock on their gate with our key, and hopefully there gate is make of a certain kind of steel that I can identify easily now, which rings pretty well. Sometimes we have to yell over a barking dog. Most people who answer stay inside the gate, sometimes stay inside the house and just stick their head out the door. Rarely do we have anyone who lets us in. The biggest problem with door knocking is that few people open the door or answer.

Well, something interesting happened this week. Yesterday, as we were in our home doing some studies after church, and our landlord showed up. I have never met him before, but he came unannounced and told us that our two year contract for our house was ending in 4 days, and he was wondering what we were going to do about that. We were unaware of that fact because all of our housing is taken care of through the mission office in Singapore. We called Singapore and they asked us a couple questions, like when we have to move out. We have two weeks to move out. They also told us to go with the Landlord to check out the other houses that he was offering that were available (apparently, unlike the one we are currently living in) Our Landlord has offered us two houses, one of which still has occupants in it. Our Landlord says this is no problem... We have informed Singapore and we will let them decide. There is a good chance that we won't go with either of the houses offered. 

One miracle that we saw this week was that as we were looking for a few Less Actives this week, who haven't been contacted for at least the whole time my companion has been here (7 months), we met with the parents of one who used to live in the house where we visited. We were able to talk about the missionaries who came before with the parents (they hadn't seen missionaries in many years), as well as get an updated phone number, for their daughter who is a member of our church.

I have realized recently, that being grateful helps us to recognize the blessings of God. When we recognize these blessings we are often filled with the spirit, and experience gratitude, peace, and a reassurance that God is a part of our lives. When I feel this reassurance, I am happy.

Sincerely

Elder Allen