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Hello family and friends!
Busy busy busy week, a three page letter if I detailed it all, so here are some highlights:
· Took Sister Romero and Sister Ianni to the Jade Wok for Sister Ionni’s first ever Chinese food at her request. I guess they don’t have too many Chinese restaurants in Florence, Italy. I don’t think she loved it.
· Said good-bye to Sisters Romero and Ianni as they boarded separate trains . . . both transferred. Those are sad days for Elder and Sister Partridge. At least we kept our Elders.
· Taught a Spokesperson Training Class in Leicester Tuesday evening. By the time we got home, it was a 13-hour day. It was all worth it when we received the nicest email from an older couple who were at the class. The very next night they were interviewed by BBC, not church related, but were much more confident because of the training they had the night before. So nice of them to take the time to write and thank us.
· Thrilled beyond measure to hear that Festival of Trees had a record breaking Opening Night. Congratulations to my Festival Board Member friends – well done!
· Took a crockpot full of soup, 18 rolls, and cookies to District Meeting. Met our two new Sisters, Sister Chen from Taiwan and Sister Harrigfeld from Ashton, Idaho. I already love them! They and the Elders are all hearty eaters . . .the crockpot was empty, the rolls and cookies were gone. It warms my heart to warm their tummies!
· Travelled to London Friday on assignment. Took an open top bus tour at dark (4pm . . . no kidding) to see the Christmas lights. It was nice, ok it was cold . . . glad I dressed warm.
· Great to hear what our family at home is doing as we participate in the “Light the World” campaign. So far, and we are just three days into the project, we have received far more than we have given.
· Worked all day Saturday in London with our Europe area social media video project. Met some incredible YSA’s and missionaries and had so much fun with them. We then drove to Milton Keynes (a two-hour drive) for our last interview of the day. When we got there, the person we were suppose to video had lost her voice, so no go. We wished her well, said we would try to arrange another day, and drove to Leeds (another two hours) to spend the night. It was only a 13-hour workday.
· Filmed in Leeds this morning, drove to Solihull, fed the producer and cameraman at our flat, videoed the Chan family, then drove to Wales to be ready to film tomorrow. An 11-hour day of rest.
And I have to say . . . I officially feel like a real missionary today. This morning at 9am I knocked on the door of what I thought was our first interview. I heard shuffles of noise, and then the door opened. It was not the right house. Before I could even say anything, the young woman took one look at my badge and said, “Oh, no, no, no” with a few moans in between, and shut the door. I felt so bad for disturbing someone who obviously wasn’t happy to be answering the door on a Sunday morning, I yelled through the door, “I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean to disturb you, I have the wrong house!” and walked away a little deflated. Now I know how the young missionaries feel nearly every day. Empathy is a great thing.
We love to hear from you. Thanks to so many for posting pictures of Festival on Facebook for me and kept me updated. I can’t tell you how many times it happens . . . just when I need a little boost, I’ll get a little message from someone at home, and it’s just what I needed to hear. Bless you! This divine plan we are part of is so real. Blessings and tender mercies are around us every day if we open our eyes and hearts. We love you all so much and thank you for thinking of us. (We can’t send pictures this week. The hotel we are at tonight has very week wi-fi.)
Cheers,
Ron and Marie
The fruits of our labours:
Hi everyone! Just wanted to put on record how invaluable we have both found this training. On Tuesday we learnt from Bro & Sis Partridge how to speak in an interview with the media and lo and behold we were using this knowledge tonight as we were interviewed on Radio Leicester, ITV and the Leicester Mercury at the Leicester clock tower as we took part in celebrating the success of the decision by NHS England to keep the Glenfield Hospital Childrens Heart Centre open. This decision follows eighteen months of dedicated campaigning of which we've been proud to play our part.
So - the moral of this story is, our Church training, in whatever capacity we serve, can bless our lives not only at Church but also in our communities. It can be far reaching. It is free. It is a great blessing when we avail ourselves of it.
It's great to be a part of this amazing gospel! God bless us as we all play our parts.
Les & June
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