Extremists :D

WHAT IS UPPP. It is already Monday again ahhhhh time is flying out here. This week's details include driving to Albania, Zone Conference, and lots and lots of futbol. 

MORE CULTURE SHOCKS:

1. Believe it or not, there are always more culture shocks to report. Kosovo is so awesome. One funny cultural thing is that THE PARTY NEVER STOPS here!! Literally, they cannot stop dancing. Between their traditional Vale dances and Korean pop music they never stop dancing it is hilarious. 

2. Speaking of  KPOP.... they are obsessed with Asians here. If we see an Asian person they just freak out and want to talk to them so bad. It is so stinking funny. THEY LOVE ASIANS HAHA.

3. Most people here don't have money to initiate a call or respond to text messages so facebook is saving our butts over here!! The funny thing about messaging them on facebook is that now that they are able to respond for once, they send 50 texts all in a row lol. The "double text" rule is non existent lol. 

Knee slappers:

1. HAHAHA okay so this is awesome. This week we were drawing the plan of salvation "chalk style" when this qun ( usually quns are flirty and annoying boys) came over. Our chalk drawing was attracting TONS of attention because it is super irregular to do chalk here! So anyways, this boy started asking us questions. We started answering his questions but he just kept repeating over and over again the same question. Finally, our cute Teuta got so annoyed that she just yelled in Albanian, "Are you an idiot or are you just acting like one???" Everyone watching us got super silent and their jaws dropped hahah including mine. I was so shocked because I don't think that Teuta has ever said a rude word in her life oh my goodness. It was so stinking funny. 

2. So on our way home from Albania we got pulled over by police close to the border (fyi this was the second time that day lol.. p.s. I wasn't driving). Anyways, we were talking to the cops and literally as soon as they saw that we were American they were like, "Oh yeah you can go you're awesome!" It was pretty funny. Also, later they took Motra Adam's information from her ticket thing and FOLLOWED HER ON FACEBOOK. Hahah super professional Kosovo good job. Cool thing though, they are totally interested in our message and gave us a referral HAHA. 

SPIRITUAL GOODIES:

1. Alrighty folks I gotta share this experience because it is a miracle. So remember Teuta? She has been through the hardest life but is still a rockstar. She is in college right now but she has like NO money a) jobs are extremely hard to find here b) she is in school c) her family won't support her at all if she's baptized. This week we taught Teuta about tithing. Despite how hard money is right now, she ANXIOUSLY agreed that when she was baptized that she would pay tithing. She said, "I have enough faith to know that if the Lord asks me to do something, I can do it, and he will help me." No questions asked. THE VERY NEXT DAY Teuta ended up getting a new job. Literally, the day after she agreed happily to pay tithing she was blessed. She is now making more money and doesn't have to work on Sunday's!!!! WHAT A MIRACLE. THE LORD WORKS IN THE MOST MIRACULOUS WAYS. We are promised EXACT blessings when we pay our tithing. The Lord promises that he will provide. Have faith!! 

2. Okay so on our chalk day we ran into a slight problem. An extremist muslim lost his shiz when he saw what we were doing. He called the guards and was FREAKING OUT. He was mostly mad that we would "dare draw our beliefs during Ramazan". It was pretty ridiculous. So we ended up having to spend half an hour throwing buckets of water on our drawings to clean it up while these extremists muttered rude things. Through this experience, I went through a range of emotions. First of all, I was angry. I was so mad that they had that much control in this country to stop us from drawing with chalk. I was so angry that he was so mean. Then, I was sad. I was so deeply sad that all the people watching us draw and were interested wouldn't be able to hear about the gospel at that time. I was also so sad that the extremists could deny Christ and the spirit in that way. Finally, I changed my attitude and softened my heart. I suddenly realized that anger and sadness are the exact feelings satan would want me to feel. It made me happy that satan had to try THAT hard to make people throw a complete fit because others were starting to feel the spirit. Why would they try so hard to destroy us if we weren't worth destroying? It made me happy that I knew that satan is the ultimate loser in this spiritual war. It made me happy that I knew, without a doubt, that we knew the true plan of salvation and that Christ lives. 

3. This week we have been really focused on BEING the answer to someone's prayers. We always pray for opportunities to serve, help, and teach people. However, this week we realized that the only way we are going to be able to do that, is through ACTING and going out of our normal routine to answer peoples' prayers. It has been one of the most rewarding things for us. I encourage all of you who have actually read this far into my email, to be the answer to someone's prayer this week. Pray for opportunities, and ACT ON THEM. 

Thanks for all of your support and love! Have a great week! 

LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!

Love, Motra Sëtën

Adriatic South Mission

P.O. Box 2984

Bulevardi Gjergj Fishta 

Qendra ALPAS

Shkalla NR. 5 Apartamenti NR.14

Tirana, Albania

Pics: sunset, nature, cows :)