5 Days of Crazy

Wundershönen Tag alles!

Me before my mission: I'm going to write amazing emails. Detailed, organized, clear, every week. 

Me now: dang. It's hard to write a weekly email. 

This week was crazy. Why? I didn't really see my companion for 5 days straight. She is an STL, or Sister Training Leader. This means that she goes on Austausch with all the other sister missionaries every transfer. An Austausch is where you get a new companion for the day and get new insights on your area!

Also I took a field trip to Berlin.

VISA

I think I'm now legally allowed to stay in Germany, which is great. Tuesday night, I went to Bahnhof (train station) excited to take a train to Berlin, spend the night with some other missionaries, and then go to my visa appointment bright and early the next morning. Except at Bahnhof, I see the words:

ZUG FÄLLT AUS

Which is a German's biggest nightmare. Basically, my train that night was cancelled. So I got a ticket for a later one. Two hours later, back to Bahnhof. Again:

ZUG FÄLLT AUS

Oh the woes of public transportation. I ended up just getting on a train early the next morning. It was SOOOO fun to see my buddies from the MTC again: ich hab euch alle Lieb!!!! 

To be honest, I'm not sure what else happened this week. 

~ I bought a bakery pastry this morning. I also visited the Lindt store. But my companion and I do 5 push-ups every time we speak English, so it cancels out. 

~ DRESDEN. IS. BEAUTIFUL. I can't say it enough.

~ visited a really cool underground tour of the old fortress walls.

~ played ping pong again with my Latino homies after German class. 

Faith Over Fear

This week, I learned a principle that will change the course of my mission and my LIFE! (Wow, quite a statement!) 

It's a little embarrassing because I wear this principle almost every day in the form of a necklace. The necklace says "Faith Over Fear" (shoutout to the Norris fam!!!). 

Being a missionary is hard. Being a missionary in Germany is hard. People are generally nice enough, but it gets discouraging FAST to hear "nie, nein, nichts." It is easy for doubt to accumulate and weigh me down. 

"What am I doing?"

"This is all crazy"

"They're never gonna understand. Do I even understand?? Is there a God??" 

"I can't speak naturally in German."

BUT I experimented with being faithful instead this week. And two things I've learned:

1. Prayer is powerful. 

2. Faith is powerful. 

Every day, I'm SO THANKFUL to be a missionary. I end each day simply filled with gratitude. There are miracles in every day. Faith is a choice. I'm thankful for my God. I believe He's there. 

"And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith."

-Ether 12:6

Ich hab euch ALLE so viele Lieb!!! Please send me emails; it is such a treat to see an email in my inbox every time :))) 

Tschüss,

Sister Hunsaker

Stranded on the curb

Field trip to Berlin; Brandenburger Tor!

These guys were instant homies. The guy on the left is 6'5 and was previously the tallest in the mission. The guy on the right is 6'7 and came in with my MTC group.