Apa khabar,
You guys, I'm still reeling from the shock of transfers. I thought for sure I'd stay in Kota Sentosa, with Sister Fonbuena and the Ibans who I love so much. We've seen a lot of miracles. Every night this week, we came home completely wrecked from biking everywhere and seeing everyone we possibly could. I was so tired I couldn't sleep. I worried so much about our investigators and less-actives I couldn't sleep. But it's the best kind of tired. I think I'm finally figuring out how to put others before myself.
We were making plans for Gawai, made plans to explore more of our area, and made individual game plans for each family. I felt like our area is taking off, we've met incredible less actives who are ready to come back to church, and we've seen miracles. Steward's family is a miracle. They're so ready to follow Christ. But this isn't my work, it's God's work, and I trust Him. I trust all the missionaries who come into the areas I'm privileged to serve in after me (some missionaries have a hard time with this one haha). I'm so sad to leave the families I love so much, but excited to see what God has in store for me.
How beautiful in the LRTs, and in the streets of Kuala Lumpur, are the feet of she who brings tidings of glad joy.
I'm so excited to serve the people of KL. I'm excited to learn about all the different cultures there, Indian, Malay, Iban, Bangladesh, Chinese. I'm excited to live in an apartment where I can see the Petronas Towers. I'm excited to be Sister Parcell's companion (I'm pretty sure we're meant to be best friends forever because I've been in her whole mission at this point, haha). I'm excited to bring those people closer to Jesus Christ.
I'm a little nervous, like I said before, Singapore is a different mission from East Malaysia is a different mission from West Malaysia. But if God trusts me to learn 3 different ways of doing missionary work, I'm in. The principles are still the same, and our purpose as missionaries is still the same.
At this point, I thought I'd never serve in West, I thought I'd finish my mission in Sarawak because we're down to 12 Malay sisters. But a long time ago, I prayed to serve in Singapore, West Malaysia, and East Malaysia. "Heavenly Father, I want to see ALL of this beautiful mission. But only if You need me to." That reminds me, Sister Hansen is coming to Kuching (she so badly wanted to serve in East Malaysia) to finish Sister Hales' training. Sister Fonbuena's training is being finished by Sister Anderson. A handful of Elders in my group just got made zone leader, and remember Elder Hunsaker, my district leader from Singapore? He just got made AP. There are so many incredible people in this mission. I have so many incredible friends here, Ibans and orang putih.
Ugh so many mixed feelings, can you tell?
Anyway, a couple weeks ago, I finished The Book of Mormon again. It's still true.
We had New Missionary Training at the Kuching Chapel, just like I had my own in Kuching 8 months ago. It was good to see the Mains and Elder Robinson again, it was good to officially meet Elder Plazier. I learned a LOT from the training, even though I've been to 3 NMTs and it's the same stuff, I always learn different things. I had my interview with President Mains, he's really inspired and said a lot of things I needed to hear. He's also really pleased with the work I've been doing, I hope Heavenly Father is too.
On Saturday night, it seemed like EVERYONE was burning their garbage, so Sister Fonbuena and I biked around Stutong in a haze of garbage smoke, all biasa. All this week, I really could have laid on the ground in any kampung and fallen asleep. I'm exhausted, but the good, selfless kind of exhausted. I thought to myself, "This is normal life for me." We invited Steward's family to a baptism at the KDC, they loved it. And it was fun to see President and Sister Mains again after I was all sweaty and smoky after a day of missionary work.
Well this week was good. I'm glad we saw the people we did, I'm sad I have to say goodbye this week. But it's okay, we as missionaries are irrelevant. Important, but irrelevant. Sarawak I'll see you again. Jumpa lagi, sampai salam.
-Sister Wynn
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