Hoi Hoi!

Hello family!

Well, my first full week in Dordrecht has been really, really HOT! Well, probably not that hot in degrees, but when you're in the sun all day, it gets pretty toasty. I've never sweated so much before in my life. At least when you're on the bike, you get a little bit of a breeze, so that cools things off a bit.

This last week we said goodbye to our mission president and we will all go to Antwerpen on Wednesday to meet Pres. Brubaker. Apparently he is an amazing man, and we're all excited to meet him.

As far as the work here in Dordrecht, it couldn't be more different than in Rotterdam. It is just a very Dutch area- not many people from different nationalities. There are also a LOT of Jehovah's witnesses that live here, and they have pretty much burnt everyone out as far as tracting goes. Probably one in 10 doors will close the door before we even say ANYTHING just because we have skirts on and are holding books-- its kind of funny. After those doors, I usually look at Zr. Owen and say something like "is my outfit really that bad?" and she starts laughing-- laughter always beats discouragement. The work here is kind of what you would imagine stereotypical Dutch missionary work to be like- we tract for most of the day and at the end of the week, we had only 1 new investigator, but on the upside, we have a wonderful girl we're working with for baptism and we had 2 investigators in church on Sunday! Even if the volume is low, the Lord will still find his elect wherever they are.

Oh, by the way, don't bother sending any mail to the address I sent last week. The new senior couple coming to the mission will be working with us in Dordrecht, and will take the apartment where we are living, and we will be moving. They tried to find a new apartment for us, but no one wanted to rent to “the Mormon church", so we're moving in with our branch president and his wife. It'll be awesome! They live in a little town in the outskirts of Dordrecht called Hendrik Ido Ambacht, so we will start working in the little towns a lot more. It’s going to be so fun! I can't wait. As far as letters go, however, it’s probably fastest to send them to the mission office- we will get letters from the office almost every week this transfer.

Well, I once again must go. Despite the hard work here, I have never been happier. Oh, and a side note- Zr. Owen and I fasted for opportunities to help the members with missionary work, and we both got invited to give 15 minute talks next week- yikes!! Be careful what you fast for :)I love you all!!

Ik hou van jullie
Love,Zuster Cherie Gulliver