Week 67

This week we had lessons with charitini! And she is really progressing! She is wonderful in the lessons and came to chruch and our Christmas activity! It was amazing!

We also this week decided to do a Christmas finding activity by going caroling at a big square! And it rocked!! It was sooo fun!! Many people stopped and listened and took photos! It was great!! 

Also big news. Nathaneal has decided he wants to get baptized! So we will continue with lessons. He has been coming to church and all the acitivities and even caroling with us missionaries. So thats fun!! I am sorry I will keep it short this week but I love you all and wish you all a wonderful Merry Christmas! In church last sunday one of the speakers asked this question and I want to ask it to all of you. What gift will you give the Savior this year? I think this question is a very personal and beaitiful way to really think of the Savior as we celebrate His birth!

I love you all!

Merry Christmas!!!

Sister Ramsay

Week 66

This week we had two trainings. We had a training that was about self reliance and it was really good! We will be helping members and investigators with that and help introduce a program that a senior couple will help them with. And so that was really nice! We also had another conference that was through skype. It was for all the trainees to get together and be able to evaluate how things are going so far. It was really fun! We also had a few lessons this week with Xaritini. She is doing really well! We had a lesson with Carmen on Sunday and Xan made us dinner. We were so happy to see Carmen! She is amazing! There is a picture of her at the bottom of this email. Her and Xan and her doll-baby.(She named the doll Franko).

This week we also had a the opportunity to be outside by the main square and do the banner. So, we what we did was we talked to people and gave out cards and talked about the Christmas video and we have now two new investigators from that. And so that was really cool! 

Its been a good week! I hope you all have a great week!

Love you all,

Sister Ramsay

Week 65

This week we had MLC, which is Missionary Leadership Conference. It was really good! We were there to represent the sisters. And we were later asked to teach some of it to the Zone. So in Zone Training we taught. And it was very fun! We learned a lot from it! We talked about the spirit and how we can prepare with it, have a good climate with it, and know how to adjust to our investigators needs through it.

We also went out to do some finding with the banner. That was fun! We put a big banner of Christ outside and handed out Christmas themed pass along cards. It was good because the church has made a video of how we can "Light the World" and I love it! Doing a good deed everyday until Christmas!

This week we also visited two members and had some more lessons with Xaritini. She has now a baptismal date. So thats exciting!:)

One of the members was Mary! We helped write down her conversion experience. It was soo beautiful. One of my favorite quotes from her is,"God is the Big Doctor. He has healed me, and He can heal you."

We also had dinner with the branch President and his family! It was so fun! They are converts of about 8years. They work really hard! We love them so much! His wife, SIster Karamboulas is wanting to do a musical item for Christmas so we will help her get a choir together for that. I love them all so much!! I wish you could all be here to see these people and hear their life stories. They are amazing! I love this gospel and how much it really blesses lives!!

You are all amazing! Have a great week!

Love you,

Sister Ramsay

Week 64

This week we had two major activities for both branches.

On Friday we had the activity with the English branch. We had a magic show by a group of people who came from America to serve and help with the refugees. One of the members of the group is a professional magician and so he does magic shows for the children and he also wanted to do one for the members and missionaries here in Athens. It was so cool! After the show we had a devotional by another group of people who came to serve the refugees. And they shared some of their thoughts and feelings of service. It was wonderful to hear it!!

On Saturday we had the Greek branch activity. One of the members, Diana organized it with the youth. And so all of the youth did a little play for the members and friends that came. And then we had games! It was so fun! We also had a mini vegetables and fruit building contest. It was hilarious!

On Sunday we had a special Sunday school class given by a senior couple named Stays. They are humanitarian missionaries and they go to different countries helping out the situation with the refugees. They started of by reading Deuteronomy 24:19-21 and it talks about how when you are in the fields you wont always get all the fruit or olives from the trees or the vineyard. But thats ok. Because God wants it to be left for others to be able to have as well.  I like that even at the end of the verse 19 it promises blessings of when we leave it for the others to take. It is cool because God is saying I can bless you, when you think of others and serve them. And I have seen that in missionary work for sure. When we do all we can to serve people around us, may it be small or big, it makes a difference. It was a great Sunday school lesson.

I hope you all have a great week!

I love you all,

Sister Ramsay