We experienced ups and downs last week where that includes again health issues but after all the trials and tribulations, blessings truly come. We explore a new area where we met more of the less active in Taft Branch. We met as well new people unexpectedly as we are prompted by the Spirit to enter a village where there lived the Badjao Community. They truly have different language yet they understand Bisaya. It has been a great exciting challenge for both of us as well as to Sis. Dingcong on her training to experience a new and spiritual even memorable challenge. Everyone welcomed us and we felt like VIPs as they showed their hospitality unto us. We felt that this experience is truly hastening the Lord's work to teach repentance to all of God's children even from this people whom has been deprived of earthly treasures. We explained to them why we're there and our purpose is not for temporal needs that we can provide but much more than that - it is their spiritual needs and nourishment to know Christ since they have an independent religion where they also believed in Christ other than the religions I've heard before. They all listened well and everyone wanted to have the pamphlets yet we lack supply so we promised to come back next time. We invited them to come to Church and we're happy to hear that one of them has already had an experience in coming to Church - Jolispa (a young woman) - more knowledgeable among them showed enthusiasm in sharing her experiences. We'll pray for this community since I saw in them the termed more humbled people because of their lack in worldly wealth yet poor in spirit in accepting the gospel of Christ.

On the other hand, as we minister more and discover more of the members who are in the Member's List, we found less active who just got less interested in coming back to Church yet have great testimonies of the gospel. Despite of our trials of having less time to go out more since Sis. Dingcong always experienced unexpected health failures, we prayed more so that God's children will feel His extended arms among them the time that we reactivated their spirits in renewing the covenants they've made. Six of the less active came to Church last Sunday and we are very much joyful of their presence even the members that some of them showed desire to coordinate in missionary work. We receive one potential referral as well who is a very humble woman and we're gonna help her progress towards receiving the gospel of Christ by setting a fixed appointment on her schedules despite of her being busy in work. She gladly accepted it. Many of the members we met last Sunday wanted us to visit them as they shared that they have family members who are not coming back yet and some are not yet members. We're blessed to gain the trust among the members in this wonderful Taft Branch.

Sister Dingcong is now on her 9th week of training. We're striving to catch up particularly on the lessons she still needs to practice since we sometimes had less time for her training due to the time we're busy finding apartments as well as from the unexpected health failure she has. I'll strive to help her in her condition that she will not as well be deprived of her health. She truly has a desire to increase her learning and she's humble enough to learn from those things by having goals yet not running faster than she she has strength as she requested from me. We'll strive to be united with the Spirit as well.

We still don't have a Missionary Coordination Meeting since our Branch Mission Leader is still busy with their meetings for the upcoming FSY. Most of the Relief Society members are helping us with missionary work through referrals and appointments to coordinate with them in ministering.

I'll truly strive to become a good example to Sister Dingcong and these past few days I'm blessed that my health is active and well as I minister to those of the sisters here who are experiencing health failures. I experienced again depression which I know has a purpose (this is again due to hormonal imbalance I think because of my menstruation and Asthma Allergy - that happened at the same time) yet after this experience, I plead and talk with Heavenly Father and I felt a great comfort and my goals had been elevated to become a blessing instead of a burden to the people around me. I truly experience a great self-reflection even self-realization of what I need to improve more to help God's children and lose myself in this work.

I love you and I miss you all!!!!

Love,

Sister Cornillez