Last Transfer

Elder Raia says "I'm doing great. Today is transfer calls and luckily I'm staying in Kamisugi for my last transfer!!! Yea!" He also said that this past week was a week full of miracles, and he has had some really cool experiences. They set three baptism dates and were contacted by another interested investigator they had lost contact with.
He is on the "last leg" of his mission! He gets tired, stressed and worn out like we all do, but what makes him a great missionary is that he does what he needs to to remind himself just how important this work he is doing is! He is still working hard. . .no slacking for him!

See you in six weeks Elder Raia!

PS - Lets hope we all remembered to wish him a Happy Birthday yesterday. . . or this might be his reaction. (Just kidding)

Prayers and Testimonies

Elder Raia's time in Japan is ticking away. . . But he is keeping up the hard work!

"We found some new people to teach, two are a mom and a son. They're really cool and really nice. Thanks for your prayers. I can feel them all the time. This week we read the story of the Tree of Life in the Book of Mormon with our q (investigator). So I read it by myself first and I felt the spirit sooo strongly as I read it. I don't know why it was so different this time but it really strengthened my testimony of the Book of Mormon and in Jesus Christ. Reading about the Love of God (Christ) being available to everyone and reading what He did for us just blew me away.

I'm great! This week was pretty good. We also found a family that said they would listen to the message! We made an appointment but they got busy and forgot, but we're going to see them today. We also found a way cool kid from Hachinohe, one of my previous areas, and hes going to school here in Sendai. He plays drums and stuff and has a lot of interest in the message."

Wow. . . they must have really upgraded from the bikes!

Keep up the praying everyone, he can feel it!! :)