Sister Brittany Robertson: Week 30

Wow what an eventful week! As in- super busy this week was. That sounded like Yoda sorry Im still figuring out how to talk in english hahha.

This week- totally sad. My heart is aching so so bad after leaving my best friend, Sister Tagpuno. As in- we are super super close and these past six weeks have been some of the best weeks of my entire mission. I am sure going to miss her. Another totally sad and heartbreaking thing that happened this week, is one of our investigators died. She had stage four cancer and suddenly died one night in her sleep. Her husband was living in Manila and came back and I could barely look into his eyes they were so sad and it broke my heart. It was the first time I had to think about whether I did enough for her in sharing the gospel. If she gets up to spirit world, will she accept the gospel finally or not? Did I do enough as a missionary to help her understand the importance of the gospel or is her not accepting it while on the earth partly my fault? Crazy how death really gives you an eternal perspective. But I also think her death will be what finally brings her husband to get baptized and her children to be reactivated which would be so neat. Hopefully they can someday get sealed as a family.

And of course, right when that happened, I got transferred so I don't even get to be there to console them or teach them in this hard time in their life. So yeah transferring after being in an area for six months is HARD. I cried lots and most of the members cried too. It broke my heart. I will miss Sipalay more than words can describe. Even though the work was hard, I loved it so much and it feels like a home away from home. Change is weird. Especially having served there my whole mission. It doesn't feel real that I won't go back after emailing.

But yes, I got transferred. So did Sister Tagpuno. They pulled sisters out of Sipalay and put elders in instead. So now there are four elders there in Sipalay. Which is crazy. TONS of changes have been happening. The revelation of President Sumagpao is crazy. He's awesome. So my new area- Silay. Just take away a p and an a and you get my new area hahah. Its up here in the north though, so I went from super province to city. Weird. Idk how to do life here. The house is nice and safe and just everything is different. There is real grocery stores here. Weird. Definitely more complete but I will miss the more simple life for sure. Crazy crazy.

Oh! Also- for anyone who knows me super well knows this news will be wild , but I got a haircut last P-day! Wow! First time ever that I voluntarily wanted to get a haircut, and in the Philippines no less where the system is very different and they kind of do whatever they want with your hair. BUT it turned out to be a success and I didn't cry! It was just a trim, but like I cut 3 inches off in a straight cut. It looks a lot better. It was past my waist and it just felt too long, so I cut it. Im a big girl!! It was $1 also so thats also a plus. Thats all I'm willing to pay for people to cut my hair;) Joke but it made it easier.

But yeah its my first time traveling north of Bacolod so thats exciting! Also I am follow up training, so my companion was batch with Sister Tagpuno which is fun. So even though she is leading the area, I still have lots of responsibility as a companion. But Im excited! She's gwapa and super nice! Oh and funny story- my first lunch here, our waiter asked for my facebook hahha. But of course I said no and maybe I'll give him the gospel instead. Hahaha. Thats the mindset of a missionary. Love this life.

But yeah thats it for this week. Today is officially 7 months in the field which is just too fast. Life is too fast. I need it to slow down. I love my mission and know in the blink of an eye, it's going to be over. I want to make the most out of the rest of my mission and really change through Christ. I want to come home different than when I came and I know that will happen if I consecrate my whole self to God and give up all my wills for His. I love y'all so much!! Im totally going to miss my district in Sipalay and the branch there- seriously they are both like families to me. Change is hard but so rewarding!! I miss y'all tons and I know that it will be very short time until we see each other again(: Until then, Halong pirme!!

Sister Robertson