We spent this busy week doing good.
We gave copies of the new Nativity video on flash drives to the good friends we have made at the Food Bank. We pray they will watch it and feel the spirit of Christmas. We spent time serving with them at load-out and also enjoyed socializing with them at the Food Bank Christmas dinner.
Our ward had a Christmas Brunch Saturday morning. Chris came with us to enjoy breakfast and games. Again many of the ward members introduced themselves and welcomed him. Chris went to the Georgia/LSU football game and stayed in Atlanta for the night. We were disappointed that he wasn't able to come to church with us this morning. He is planning to go to the Christmas Devotional with the First Presidency tonight. Our Stake Choir will be singing in a program just before the devotional. Rod will be one of the narrators. People always notice his deep voice and talent for speaking.
Christian's mom did open her door to Ana's sister. We have learned that Christian's father has passed away. His Mother, Elena, has remarried to a man with the surname Iordache. She let Ana's sister make copies of her ID card and birth certificate and the information matches ours exactly. She is Christian's mother!
We also learned that Christian's two brothers and sister live in Spain. The youngest brother closet to Christian's age lives in Romania. The information came to us in a short text. Ana hopes to talk with her sister this week to learn more details.
We experienced some heart-ache this week. Elder Inskeep, our District Leader, had to go home for health reasons. I've learned that people can mask the challenges and emotions in their lives, and we just don't know how much others are hurting and how much they need our help. It is so important to be in tune and to follow promptings whether the promptings make sense to us or not.
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