October 25, 2016

Hello loved ones! We had some interesting miracles this week as you can tell from the email title. Yep, I did get hit by a car, but it was going approx .5 miles an hour and only cracked a little plastic piece on my bike. But the car was being driven by a former investigators dad! They hit me and immediately got out of the car to see if I was okay, and the girl goes 'are you okay?! You're Christian missionaries right?!' And I was like what how do you know that! Turns out she met the missionaries about 7 years ago when she was 16 ish and look the lessons for a bit. Then came to eikaiwa for a while on and off, moved away, and just moved back to sasebo a bit ago! She and her dad are the nicest humans I've ever met. My bike is honestly fine, but they insisted that they take it to a shop and get the little piece fixed.

So we did at with them for a bit last week and will finish it up this week, but tell me acts not the most crazy non-coincidence miracle ever! As I was biking this week k was day dreaming about e conversion story he tells everyone after he gets baptized- 'well you so it all started when I hit a sister missionary with my car...' And the rest shall be history.

Wednesday was Jorgensen shimai's birthday and it was a blast! We found a new young mom who we were able to teach a lesson to and pray with.

Birthday miracles. I'm so blessed to be serving with Jorgensen Shimai right now and love her so much. She's such a hard worker, yet takes time to give little compliments and uplifting thoughts. It's so fun being companions with someone who immediately becomes your best friend. As always, blessed with the most amazing companions.

My favorite moment of this week was a miv we did with a Japanese member. We had planned to share a couple scriptures about missionary work, but as we talked to her, we realized that's not what she needed.

What I had studied in personal study that day came to mind and we instead shared that with her and it was exactly exactly what she needed. It was so amazing seeing how the lord directed my personal study to be just what this amazing member needed to hear. It's the little miracles like that make me eternally thankful for this mission experience.

The scripture we shared with her was from Mosiah 27:14 and the thing I realized from that verse that I hadn't before, was that the angel appearing to Alma the younger was a result of countless, faith-filled prayers of his father, Alma. We testified to that member of the power of a parent's faithful prayers. Thank you, mom and dad, and my parent siblings, and everyone else, for the faith filled, whole hearted prayers you've offered to our Heavenly Father. He hears them, and he answers them. Thought not always immediately, he answers them.

I love this work and I love my Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ. Have a joyous week!

All my love, Sundell Shimai

Look how cute she is!

Our diligent /zone Leaders that we have gotten to plan trainings with.

Japanese self defense members that we have been teaching English to.