Kampung Life

Hey what's up everyone?!

Let me start off with last P-day. We got done emailing and then we headed out to some caves in the mountains near our house! Well, you can't really call them mountains because they are like, 10x smaller than Utah, but still SOMETHING TO CLIMB. The mountains here are like the movie, Avatar, if anyone knows what I am talking about. They feel like they are just floating in the air. Trees grow out the sides and they just look so different. It's awesome. The caves were way cool as well. To reference another movie, King Kong, or Pirates of the Caribbean. The caves were pretty much a 'free for all' and you could go as far and as deep as you wanted. Make sure and bring a flashlight. Tons of  cool surprises and bats everywhere! 

 

Speaking of bats...I took one to the face while riding back home. I guess she just wanted a kiss. All these bats 'trynna' get at Elder Thompson over here. I didn't know a huge, sweaty, bike riding white dude could be so appealing...

Anyways about the Kampung (Village) life. We had the opportunity to head out to some kampungs around our area. These places are cool, all wooden houses and some really humble people. They are all Iban and they for sure didn't build the wooden bridges for my huge feet. I guess they just want me to slip and fall in the river that looks more like a sewer?! Jokes, it is a sewer. Yummy :).  I will tell you what though, Kampungs make some really nice home-made 'burgers.' Now that stuff is yummy! 

 

 

Let me finish with the story of Liliana. She is going to be baptized in two weeks! We got here and she had been taught for over a year without really ever being ready or committed to church. Well, it took some hard commitments and some fasting and praying, but look where she is now. She bore here testimony to the congregation of about 20 people on Sunday and man, it was strong. She is ready. Couldn't be more excited for her. Love it here in Kuching already!

I for sure love you all as well!

Elder Thompson

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Draper, Utah Missionary Letters seen thru Oct 1-2016