We did meet a really solid contact though:
On the way home one evening we met a guy from Lebanon who told us that he wanted to go to church. We called on Saturday but it didn't go through. But we were able to meet him this week though, and he was really open to our message. He's already Christian, but has holes in understanding that come with not knowing about the Restoration. Regardless, he talked about the huge role that religion has had in his life; growing up in a war zone next to Syria, helping him overcome a meth addiction, and bringing strength to the challenges that he sees in everyday life. But it was neat to see how the Restoration filled in, complemented, and sometimes corrected his understanding. He was really excited and commented a couple times how what we introduced made more sense than previous ideas he was familiar with, and committed to be baptized by proper priesthood authority, even though he's been baptized before. A cool side note, the first time he was baptized was in the Jordan river. I'm excited for him.
I think that's the most significant thing that happened this week, beyond contacting and appointments falling through.
Thanks for all your support!
Elder Parish
1. Brother Yohng, the member who was trying to get himself disqualified from military service by being overweight actually never made it and ended up having to be a soldier. He had a break from service and dropped by Bangna this week. Good guy.
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