Week 76 1/7/2019

This week was a very good one. We set a goal to teach 6 lessons per day and it has been pushing us and we have found a lot of new people because of it. This week we had MLC, it was really good as usual. It was on my 6 months na lang mark haha so I saw all my batch mates and later that night when we got home my district bought me a cake and some pizza!!! The rest of the week we worked and were able to teach a lot more than usual. On Sunday we had a miracle, there is a family that we have been visiting since September. They always promise that they will go to church but they never do... Until yesterday they actually came to church!!! We were both really happy and we had to take a picture after so we would never forget it haha. We also saw two other part members for the first time at church and Ricky, it is his third time. We have not been able to teach him yet but he should hopefully be baptized here in January or February. 2 hour church was pretty nice, it felt super short. New years eve was lit as usual and people are not quite as drunk as they were last week so that good. The work goes on. I love the mission, hope you all have a great week!

Happy New Year 12/31/2018

Hello everyone HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2018 is coming to a close, 2019 is gonna be a great year. This year has felt like the fastest year of my life, I am thankful that I could spend the entire year in the Philippines teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am excited for what 2019 has in store who knows maybe BYU might actually beat Utah....maybe LeBron will finally win another championship (and MVP) I dont want to get too hopeful though haha. I am looking forward the next year, half of it will be spent on the mission and the other half i'll be home...crazy how the time flies.

This week was pretty good, most everyone we tried to go to was pretty busy and there are WAY more drunk people, there are usually a lot but wow this week its almost like everyone is drunk, we were asked to take a "shot" like a million times haha. We did get to find some more people to teach and hopefully we will see them at church on Sunday. In the Philippines people give us soda A LOT because water is not always clean and there are places that sell soda everywhere. One of my new years resolutions is gonna be no more soda. Its gonna be hard because I have grown very fond of Coke and Sprite in the last 18 months haha, but im gonna do it. This next week I hit my 6 months na lang mark... mabilis diba? We are gonna continue and try our best to put people in the water, and help them change their lives. Love you all and have a fun New Years Eve!!! 2019 here we come...   

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Elder Hunter Munk 

12/23/2018 Maligayang Pasko!

Maligaynag Pasko sa inyong lahat! Hope you guys have a great Christmas season! This week was pretty busy. We had our mission christmas conference on Wednesday it went really well, we gave a workshop about how to "make your own referrals" haha it went pretty good. We got a really good lunch and I was able to eat salad with RANCH DRESSING for the first time in 17 months!!! We had a lot of baptismal interviews and should have some baptisms coming up. On Sunday we met a guy named Ricky at the church, he investigated before and now he wants to turn his life around and change. We told him we can help him with that, we are excited to go back there and teach him the gospel. I am thankful for this time of Christmas where we have time to remember Jesus Christ the savior and redeemer of the world. I am truly grateful for his sacrifice and love that he has for each and every one of us. Christmas on the mission is not the same as it is back home, not even close but I would not want to be anywhere else doing anything else! I love you all, be safe and have a great Christmas!!! 

Ill be home for the next one haha....   

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Elder Hunter Munk 

No email 12/10/2018

No email this week, He was too exhausted from helping

transfer the Elders and getting all his duties done. He said the 

zone is now going to be an all sister zone. They transferred  our all 

of the elders and moved in seven sets of sister missionaries.

He will stay as the Zone leader Good thing he had a 

wonderful sister to teach him how to deal with girls.

Calumpit pictures 12/3/2018

Its already December! It came so fast and I am excited to see how my last December as a missionary goes. This week was pretty busy. I went to Quezon city to try and get my license but I ended up just getting my temporary one notarized and it went all good. We got free lunch and all my batch mates were there it was really fun. I went on exchanges with Elder Ho in Malolos 3rd ward. It was really fun to work in my old area and to see some of the investigators of the other elders in the zone. Friday and Saturday was a tight work day, but we were able to hit every one of the progressing investigators in our area and invite them to church and teach them. We came across a couple problems with some of our investigators. Christian the guy we are teaching how to read, just found out that he might have to go back to Naga which would mean that he would have to go find the missionaries down there and have them continue the teaching. The sad thing is that he was super looking forward to getting baptized in Malolos and he was only 2 weeks away. He may not be able to continue to learn how to read, I am hoping if he gets sent home he can find someone willing to teach him. The wards in Naga are not as established as the ones here so its gonna be kinda sketchy. I am really hoping it works out. David is another one of our investigators. He is being taught by a Filipino missionary that is assigned right now in temple square. We have grown pretty close to him and he texted us the other day informing us that he has work on Sundays and he works in Makati so its really far. We are currently looking for a solution so he can come to church and be baptized, the sad part is that he was scheduled to be baptized on Saturday. We will continue to help them make a solution and continue their journey into the church. On sunday we went to teach one of our not so progressing investigators and during the lesson the sister ran into the house and yelled that their grandpa fell and she could not get him up. Elder Bryan and I ran over and helped him up, it seemed like he had a heart attack and had trouble breathing. It was pretty intense, i honestly thought he was gonna die right then and there.We helped him get into a trike and they drove him to the hospital. It is a good thing we were there or ole tatay could have been a lot worse. Makes me feel good knowing we were in the right place at the right time. Good times.

We went to Calumpit today ate some fish, it was good to be back there in the bukid. Love you all hope you have a great week!!

Pictures:

We went to the bukid area this week

  

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Elder Hunter Munk 

Thanksgiving Feast 11/26/2018

Hey sorry this is so late, today was pretty busy.

This week was a pretty good one. We went on exchanges with the Tabang Elders because they were struggling in their area but we helped them, it was a really cool experience they are both pretty young in the mission so they did not really know how to use their time effectively. Hopefully what we did with them helps them in their work. We pretty much spent the entire week helping the progressing investigators get ready for their baptisms. We talked a lot with the bishop this week. Our bishop is the funniest guy ever. He is also a very good public speaker, he gave an awesome talk in sacrament, I wish i recorded it or something it was awesome. He is like the only one in the ward that realizes that sometimes the Filipino mindset makes it hard for the church to really progress here. He also does what he says he will do every time which I really respect. Anyways, this week all led up to today....we had a THANKSGIVING FEAST. We had our whole zone get together and we all ate and played games. I made the mashed potatoes and since we did not have anything I used a water bottle to mash them, it was messy and pretty palpak but it worked out in the end. Although they did not even compare to the mashed potatoes my grandparents make...I am not at that level yet. 

Anyways this was my last thanksgiving on my mission, I wont forget, it was a good one.

I am thankful for so many things i cant make a list there would be no room... but most of all I am thankful for the opportunity that I have to be in the Philippines preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to everyone and helping come unto Christ by being baptized. I would not want to be doing anything else at this time in my life. Gotta love the mish.

Pictures

Thanksgiving Feast

We are teaching Christian (Investigator) how to read   

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Elder Hunter Munk 

Elder Ho hit his head 11/19/2018

This week was lit, like usual.

On Tuesday night we were at the house talking and trying to figure out how we can help a couple elders in our zone that are struggling, as we were talking Elder Ho walked into the house with a cut on his finger. He asked me if I had a first aid kit so he could clean it and put a band-aide on it. He told me that he cut it on the fan because their fan did not have a cage, it was bleeding pretty bad and Elder Ho hates blood. I helped him clean it and then he told me that he really hates blood. I did not think anything of it I just kinda said something like "oh really, that ok its not too bad." As I am getting the band-aid for him he says "I feel kinda dizzy.." I turn around and I watch him fall from standing position all the way until his face smacked the tile floor, it was loud and our floor is super hard. He totally passed out. I did my best to flip him over while he was still out and we got some pillows and some water for him. He finally came to and had a big bump on his head, I was worried he had a concussion, we called the mission nurse and long story short he slept that next couple days because his face was swollen. I look back and although it sucks for him I had to laugh, just the way it happened was so funny. Anyways he is all goods now, share ko lang haha

This week was great for our area. We are currently teaching Christian (one of our investigators) how to read, he is making some great progress and also his testimony is growing. He really is thankful to us for helping him and he knows that being able to read will change his life. He is getting baptized on the 22nd of December, he will be a great addition to the ward. Hopefully we can get him to the point where he can read in church so he is not so shy to come. 

The Aldaba family also has a lot of kids that we are teaching, they will get baptized on the 15th, hopefully if everything goes right we could get 10 of them on the 15th. It will be a great thing for their family, hopefully that will be the turning point for them to come back and start being active again. December should be a great month!!! I am excited to see what the zone can accomplish. Also we are getting sisters this week to help us in our area, so that will just add to the production. I am loving the mission, the work cant be stopped! Love you all and hope you have a great week!!!  

pictures (the kid in the middle is named LeBron, not joking)     

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Elder Hunter Munk