Abbey in the Philippines: Sister Abbey Hafen // Week Forty // "R.I.P. Betsy Kofin"

First off, I give my best regards to my gold fish that I got September of 2009, who just passed away. I love her and know that we will be together forever!!!! I LOVE YOU BETSY. * Moment of silence *

So.... I went to the hospital last night, but everything is fine now. yesterday morning i felt dizzy, and while i was showering, felt something kind of push on the back of my head, but i thought, whatever. because lately i have had those dizzy spells that i had last year, but they haven't been too bad. i told my companion, and then during sacrament i felt that same push again, and then twice again in a row. i then felt my body start to pass out so i grabbed my companion and started feeling that feeling, and knew i was gonna go... but i didn't quite pass out, i just kind of blacked out and started breathing really hard. We were on the front row so the branch president could see, so he sent someone down during the talk and we walked out. i was a wreck and couldn't walk and just had no strength. Then i blacked out. i didn't want to go to the hospital so i just got a blessing and then slept in the branch pres office all day (because if we went home, we'd have no transportation to get anywhere if there was an emergency).

Then that night, we had a FHE with the branch, so i came out just to eat. then as i was eating, i just felt everything stop in my body, and the next thing i knew was i could hear the branch pres counselor saying "sister hafen, sister hafen," but i couldn't respond. then i felt myself black out again and then we walked to the tricee and went to the hosptial. I got an ECG and they took my BP but everything was normal. i felt fine again after about 20 minutes and we came home. then this morning while showering, i felt that push again, so i came out in my towel and just sat down and just sat down with my roomates. But as of now... I just feel super weak and uneasy, but I have a feeling it will go away.

Okay. So other than that, this week ROCKED. We had some awesome lessons and have been soo blessed. We are now a threesome, a sister from another zone is with us until the end of the transfer. It's been a wild week, but so good. We are being so blessed. The branch here really is way awesome.

We have a baptism this saturday, the 2 11yr old granddaughters of Nay Rita, and then another baptism next week of the cousin of our recent convert. She is 16 and legit is sooo awesome. I am so impressed with the youth here.

Because we went to Batad on Monday, Tuesday had meetings and emailed, and went to help another sister who was in the hospital and couldn't get ahold of any leaders in our zone, and Sunday WE were in the hospital, this week just was WEIRD. One quick story I want to share was a lesson we had with a less active, who now is our part member family we are working with to be baptized and sealed- we just happened to be in this one part of town, and we saw the branch pres and his wife leave this house and we talk to them. They told us that they just visited a less active there and that she really needs some uplifting. We said we would, and a few hours later we went by. Wow. The spirit was SO strong- we just asked questions to get to know them and really just clicked. there were silences, but they were so full of the spirit. Their neighbors think they are crazy and have been causing problems to them lately. They have been struggling to make it from day to day and have been just looking for some where to turn. They said we could come back everyday, but we thought that would be over-doing it haha. We go there 3 times a week and they are just so awesome. They are warming up to us and really are such a sweet family.

Heavenly Father is so aware of each of us and our needs. I love my Savior and love this work. This week was weird, but full of blessings. I love this work and am so happy I am here.

Love,

Sister Hafen