We're back to work here in Belfast. Now, with all the holidays gone we've been able to get out and do tons of finding and start teaching people again. Neil is still doing great, but he's been in Tipperary on holiday for awhile and we don't know when he'll get back. We hope and pray that it will be soon. It's not looking good for his baptism on the 12th though cause last time we saw him he was still struggling with smoking and you have to be smoke free for at least 7 days before your baptism. We will keep praying though. We also fasted for him yesterday.
By the way, Fast Sundays are pretty rough on a mission. If you think it's hard to go without food at home you should try walking miles on end in fierce winds and incessant rain on an empty stomach - all the way until dinner time. The blessing will flow from it though and that's a promise! haha!
Speaking of the weather, it's been pretty bad lately. That's nothing new though. As they always say, there's a price to pay for the greenery and beauty in Ireland. And that price is rain, rain and rain. And wind and cold. haha! The other day, there was a huge flood warning for the nieghbourhood we live in cause the water level was rising in the coast and last time that happend it was pretty bad. So, they called a "code red" and sent in the coast guard with boats. They also sent in sandbags and we had to put them at our doors. Then there was absolutely no flooding. What the heck? Everybody just panics cause they have nothing to do. People kept telling us that we needed to stay indoors, so we called the Zone Leaders, but they didn't answer. We left a message and all we said was, "CODE RED, CODE RED - WE NEED HELP!!" They were pretty anxious when they called back. It was hilarious. So, all in all, we were a bit disappointed that we didn't get to see any cool flooding.
Mark is still being a legend. We got into his house again yesterday and now he's read all the way up to Mosiah in the Book of Mormon. He's really starting to get into it and asked us if he can attend the scripture study class at the church this week. We're pretty excited about the progress he's making. He keeps wanting us to go play snooker with him at the pubs. ha! I really think that he has a good chance of getting baptised if he continues to read the Book of Mormon.
Well, it's only been a few days since last email, so there's not much else to report. You are all awesome. Thank you for the birthday wishes and be assured that I will make it a memorable birthday. While still being a good missionary of course! I'm going to need $20,000 in my account asap. Thank you! hahaha.
Love ya!
Elder Goodwin
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