Here are some excerpts from Starsi Knapp's email, which actually came a week ago. We haven't heard from him yet this week. The Czech/Slovak Mission secretary emailed us to let us know all the missionaries would be emailing late this week.
What a week! Ups and downs folks, that's the way of a missionary. For
example, the ups. P-day is always great, and Tuesdays are right there
with them. I think I told you a little about our investigator Marek?
Well, Tuesday's lesson with him was amazing! If you remember, he's the
one who wouldn't pray and didn't see the need for physical baptism
because he's already promised to follow Christ. Well, for one thing, he
committed to a date! He said he couldn't get baptized because he didn't
know the commandments, and didn't know if he could keep them all. We
told him of course we would teach him the commandments, but he
would have to pray about each one, and about baptism itself. Then...he
said he has been praying! We double checked, and he said yes, it was
addressing the Father and ending in the name of Jesus Christ! His
baptism is set for the 5th of May. So happy for him. He is one of my
favorite people I've met here, and he's just such a good guy and tries
so hard to do what's right, once he's baptized he will build the branch
here so much. Of course, since Tuesday was so great, Wednesday had to
humble us. We had the BEST schedule set up. Four lessons, one with a
member there, one with a less active guy, and two potential
investigators. So the inactive cancelled. Then the other missionaries
took too long teaching with the same member so we didn't get to, and
that fell through. Then, the lessons we had set up in the evening both
cancelled as well. We spent so much time travelling places just to find
out that nobody was going to show up. It was a little rough.
Taylor also talked about a blizzard, which he loved, except he had to walk a lot in it and he'd forgotten his coat...
Quick story about a miracle. Literally. Last Saturday we did have sports
day, and it was a blast. I think I already mentioned it to you, about
how we played Ultimate Frisbee and such? Well, knowing me, I sprained my
ankle. Badly. Not my fault, Mom, I was being careful, there was a hole.
I was devastated. I knew taht it was going to hurt, and really slow us
down. So, I prayed, because that is always the answer. That night, it
hurt. It swelled up, I had a hard time walking on it, and I was really
worried. The next morning, It wasn't really working like an ankle
should, which is normal the first morning. By that evening, the swelling
was gone, the pain was gone, and I've walked all day everday for over a
week since it happened. The Lord watches out for His missionaries. I've
done this to myself many times, and I know that if I wasn't where I was
right now, it would not have healed like this. It is such a blessing.
That, like so many other things that have happened are a definite
testimony that this is the Lord's work. I know it is, and I was a called
by a prophet of God to do this.
