Crazy Week!

6/17/13

 

Dear Family and Friends!!

This week has been CRAZY!! I don't even know where to start!! First off, I guess would be that our members left last Saturday morning not to be home until Sunday night. This was super crazy because on Tuesday as you may or may not of heard a fire started up in Black Forest Colorado Springs. Well, on Wednesday we heard that our house may, or may not be in the evacuation area. So we drove home after a long day at the Soup Kitchen(where I got to cook and feel very chief like by the way!) We drove home because all of our appointments had canceled due to said fire. When we got home since our members were gone we went to our next door neighbors house and knocked on her door to ask if we were in the evacuation area. Well, she told us that no we as of yet were not but she suspected we would be soon so we should go home and pack our stuff and then watch the news to find out if we were to get evacuated. To which I had the pleasure of replying "Well, actually, as missionaries we are not allowed to watch TV." So she wrote down our number and told us she would call with any news. So we pranced along home and I paced a lot as we tried to contact our members to find out if they wanted anything from their house that we could take for them. But they didn't answer, and so I paced a lot and then ate lots of ice cream (which luckily I had bought on p-day) Eventually we went to our room and began packing a few things when we got a call from our neighbor telling us that our area had been put under voluntary evacuation. So, I quickly called the Zone Leaders and then the Mission office where I was instructed that Sister Sawyer and myself had to pack every last thing we owned and then evacuate up north to Monument. So, I have never in my life been so grateful for having so little in my life. Packing everything I owned didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would!! So, we packed and got a call back from our members telling us their most valuables that they needed packed. and then we were off to Monument! Except, when we got there we were informed that Monument was also in per-evacuation so we didn't even bother unpacking and sure enough 4 hours later we were told to evacuate once more. This time down south in the direction the fire wasn't spreading so we got to stay put for a few days until we were told the fire was contained enough for us to move back home!  But, it was a crazy situation all around!!! The rest of the week didn't calm down either. We were trying to go to appointments but most of the people we were trying to see were in per-evacuations as well so we ended up tracting  and trying to find people we could help. So that was our Crazy week.

     But! There is a really cool story from it all. The week before this whole black forest fire fiasco the bishop at the black forest chapel got all the youth together and had them clean up the debris around the church. Fifteen truckloads latter the area around the church was clean. Well, the black Forrest chapel did not burn. In fact, I think all the buildings around it did but it was safe because there was nothing around the building to catch fire! I thought that was so cool! Heavenly Father defiantly has a hand in our life's and knows what we need. He is also there to warn us of the trials we may face. In 1 Nephi 1:20 and I believe I have shared this before but I like it a lot! It says: '...But behold, I, Nephi will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance." I love you all I hope your week hasn't been as crazy as mine, but if it has know that the Lord is there and that he is watching over you!

Love,

Sister Bice