This week has been so good and fast and exhausting and amazing! I'm just going to write about Saturday though because we are going to a waterfall soon, so here we go!
MOTHER'S DAY
So in Thailand Mother's Day is August 12th and it was the best! The Thai culture is so respectful and one of the main signs of respect is the 'wai' (when you put your hands together in front of your chin to say hello) It is tradition for mother's day that everyone will go visit their mom and 'wai' them. They kneel in front and the mother speaks blessings upon them (have happiness, good health, etc.) and then the kid does the same to the mother. Sister Christensen and I decided to make the best out of that opportunity and wai as many mothers as we could, so we did! We visited 4 people that were not mothers, but the rest of the day was biking ALL over Roiet to visit these women (investigators, members and less active members) We biked a total of 29 kilos (which is nothing to my brother prepping to bike 206 miles in a day, but for missionaries wearing a long skirt in 95 degree weather it was a lot) and visited 9 mothers!
It was so special! Lots of the women we visited wouldn't have anyone visit them than day (their children didn't make the trip home, or their children passed away earlier) and I honestly feel like we brought the greatest gift in the world (the spirit and a wai given to them) It was so special to see these mothers light up (and definitely made me miss my mom!)
By the end of the day we were exhausted but it was SO worth it to see the happy faces after we left. Some of these woman would not have had any visits that day which breaks my heart because you just know how much they love their children. Elder Holland said, "No love in mortality comes closer to approximating the pure love of Jesus Christ than the selfless love a devoted mother has for her child."
I love my mom and I love how respectful and amazing the Thai culture is..mom you'd better be expecting a wai next mother's day! Challenge: love your mom!
Love you all, have a great week! Brother Boonsong has officially quit smoking (but didn't come to church so baptism is postponed :( Pray for miracles, Roiet could use some!
Much much love,
Sister Hammon
A wai to our investigator! (her kids all live out of the country)
After 29 kilos of biking…
Thanks for the super cool picture Sister Christensen!
LOVE doing visits with the youth!
Switch offs with the sisters in SISAKET! Miss it so much!
“Super cool wat” we went to last week
The church in Roiet
Thanks for the American candy mom. He loved it! Look at his face!
The GORGEOUS town cent in Roiet. So great for inviting!
LOOK AT THESE PUPPIES
Literally wanted to cry they were so cute
Our ward mission leader brings the missionaries CHOCOLATE MILK every Sunday…miracles have not ceased (it is SO expensive here)
Nothing but rice fields :)
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