😊🙄🤣😁😑😒😝🤔😢😂-my emotions this week

March 2, 2020

CHURCHHHH

What a week!! So many emotions were felt, miracles were seen, talents were developed!

Random tidbits:

First my trip to Bangkok was WILD! they would let us get on our flight there, so we had to scramble to still make it there for 5:30am the next day. Our tuk tuk driver drove as fast as possible, faster than other cars on the road to get us to the bus station we had 15 minutes to spare and got a bus that would get us there on time! It was also a bus that looked like a plane on the inside so pretty much the same as flying! Except 9 hrs instead of 1 but what can ya do! I also didn't sleep bc I had a guy that took up half of my seat too sitting next to me lol. We got there on Time, and my visa stuff was done at 9 but sister phetsayam wasn't done until 30 min until our flight home! We sprinted out of the visa office at 14:15 and got a taxi and then ended up sprinting out of the taxi on the highway to the airport haha, it was crazy but we made our flight on time!!

The sisters made us a really nice meal and surprised us when we got home from Bangkok after not sleeping for so long! They are so cute!

We have made some DELICIOUS food this week. We go ham for meals now bc we have so much time and so much food in our house. Usually when you open our fridge you see some water in a jug and that's about it but ohhh how the times have changed!! 

panang curry

Developing my talents left and right 

Our sanctuary, we are so lucky it's on our floor and that pool is so cold so no one is ever out there

The weekly haul aha. Oh yeah we bought a blender!! Best decision ever

We found out only 4 days into the quarantine that every missionary who would have gone home before may 31st was going home early, all the senior missionaries went home too, and a couple people got reassigned!! We heard the news and they were all home within a matter of 2 days.... We were shook. 

Eating ice cream after the news that so many people were going home. (sister jensen was literally shoving spoonfuls in her mouth to try and cope ) 

Sometimes we are doing serious things and then one of us starts laughing and we can't stop laughing for the next like 30 min... We aren't going crazy at all!! 

Our music video that no one will see is coming along slowly but surely. We plan a bit of it every night haha!! 

We tried durian popsicles.... Would not recommend, they were the most disgusting things I've ever tasted in my life... No joke, and I've eaten rat and maggots my friends. (mom's note- description of Durian - “its odor is best described as… turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock. It can be smelled from yards away.” )

the dreaded fruit Durian:(

The work:

We can now video call anyone! Friends or family anytime of the week if they have questions or want to learn more about what we teach here. 

Church was the highlight of the week! We felt like we were in thailand again and we took 10 min to ride to church instead of the usual 5 in order to soak it all in! A member gave us donuts from dunkin donuts for HER birthday... Gotta love Thai people! 

We experienced so many miracles this week. One of the people we are teaching has progressed more this week that we've been in our apartments than she has in the 4 months I've been here! Seeing her life change because of her love for God and for the scriptures has been amazing! The members are also helping us soo much too. We love them a lot!

Watching the missionary broadcast from the comfort of our own home!! 

Spiritual Thought:

God loves and knows each and everyone of his children. No matter what is going on in the world he always provides a way for us to feel at peace, to come closer to him, and to feel of his love. His work never stops, he just loves us way too much!! If you want to learn more or have any questions about why I postponed university, left my friends and family, learned Thai and worked hard all of my teenage years to pay for this mission (I'm not payed, it is completely volunteer), all to come to Thailand to share a message about Jesus Christ with people, let me know, and we can chat about it 

This week our emotions have been completely all over the place. It's hard to be in your apartment for this long trying to stay productive. We really are trying our best to fill our days with meaningfull and fun activities that still help the work progress here in Thailand! I chose to come and serve my Father in Heaven and this is just part of it! I will do whatever his will is no matter what that means. Hopefully I will have a little more information next week about what is going to happen to us :) please keep us and the people of southeast Asia in your prayers, we need all the help we can get!!

I love you all :)

Sister Clement

chatting with my mom.

Mom's note: a few hours after sending me this email, she messaged saying that Corona is now in Udorn, where she is living.   Precautions are a good idea!