Much has happened at the farm. Shortly after our farm couple moved into their nipa they began to sell rice to their neighbors from their home. They went home to visit their family on the weekend and while they were away someone cut a hole in the back with their sundang and stole their rice. They fixed the hole when they returned then that night someone tried again to break into their home. They texted for help and the multicab came, bringing the police with them. The person ran away but our couple were sure they knew who the robber was.
It turned out to be a neighbor that was very hungry.
Elder Dalley tossed and turned that night trying to decide what to do to keep the neighbors from stealing from the couple. When he woke up he was muttering, "feed the Indians". During the night he had remembered what Brigham Young had counceled one of his ancestors during pioneer times when they had so much trouble with the Indians stealing from them. He told them it was cheaper to feed the Indians than to fight them.
So Elder Dalley and Pres. Cinco decided they had better feed the Indians so to speak. They talked to the Barongay Captain and let him know the couple would give one guntang of rice to those who were really destitute if they would work four hours on the farm.
So far to date they have fed 15 Indians but have had no more break ins.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Nolie and Jessela live in their little nipa with their little girl. It is small but they are adding new things all of the time. They have added a fence and are working on the kitchen and filling in the area for their tindahan (store). They are friendly and their neighbors love them. They brought three new investigators to church on Sunday.
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