Sister Hsu in Taichung Taiwan: Rainy Days

"It's raining... again."

It's been raining. A lot. It has been a pattern of heavy rain for two days, then a day of sunshine, then rain for another day, then half a day of sunshine... well, I think you get the picture. Hahah. But I think the greatest blessing is the blessing the Lord has given me to be able to withstand being wet for long periods of time. If you know me, you'd know that I hate being wet, I don't like that feeling of wet clothes and I especially dislike wet shoes. But! I really, don't mind it too much right now. At some point my brain has just accepted the inevitable. I've been much happier since this change in my way of thinking. Other than that, amazing things are happening.

Our beloved investigator, after waiting for two years because of certain circumstances will be getting baptized on May 25th. She really is amazing and an example of faith and enduring to the end.

Something happened recently that really testified to me that the Lord hears and answers prayers and that He really is aware of all of us. I had been praying for this confirmation because although I had many experiences before, I had still been feeling a bit lost and alone.

Let me start by saying that I don't get mail. I am not saying this in order to gain pity or anything like that. Honestly not getting mail doesn't really bother me. I know hard hard it is to sit down and really take the time to write a letter. So, I had already grown more than accustomed to picking up the mail and having none of them addressed to me. But, yesterday I received not only one, but two things in the mail. One was a letter from fellow Sister missionary, it was a cute short letter that was encouraging and heartfelt. The second was a package. It was a package from a good friend of mine that I made on the mission. He had sent me a small gift for my birthday which was nice, but the best part was the letter. He also gave words of encouragement but had also touched on things that I had been pondering about in my heart. I felt overcome with joy and peace as I was reading that letter. It really felt like the Lord has a hand in all things. I don't know if he was prompted to write a letter, or if it was just something nice to go along with my birthday gift, but I do know that this was the way that the Lord was telling me that he does know me; that he is aware of the things in my heart and of my situation.