November 2, 2012
We finally heard some more news from the
mission office -- nothing specifically on Sean, but news that his area, Far
Rockaway, was badly damaged.
Superstorm Sandy
Hello everyone and especially the parents and loved ones of our
missionaries. ALL OF OUR MISSIONARIES ARE FINE. Everyone weathered the storm
well and except for a few "pads" (apartments) everyone has power
(except the mission home, haha!).
The biggest problem we are facing today is the lack of gasoline
for our cars. If we were dealing with lesser mortals, this would not be such a
big problem but these missionaries WANT TO WORK AND AID THEIR FELLOWMEN and in
many cases they are thwarted by lack of transportation. Word on the street is
that most power and gas shortages will be addressed by this weekend so
hopefully we will be back on track.
In many of our zones there was little or no effects from the
storm other than downed trees. Two of our zones were badly, badly wounded: Zone
1 (Staten Island) and Zone 7 (Far Rockaway, Broad Channel, Freeport, Long Beach
and Lynbrook). In the days and weeks and even months to come, we will be
sending all of our manpower into these areas to help families remove water from
their homes, repair damages and rebuild. Our work there has already started and
our missionaries are wearing themselves out in service to their fellowmen and
therefore to our Lord. They are doing much good.
Many of you want to know what you can do to
help. First, pray fervently for our missionaries, members, investigators and
all the people of this area. Pray especially for those who lost loved ones in
this storm. There are some heartbreaking losses and people need to feel the
love of Heavenly Father. Pray for hearts to be softened and for people to
recognize the good work our missionaries are doing and desire to know what
motivates them. Right now we are hoping our actions speak louder than words but
we can use everyone's faith to move our MISSIONARY efforts along. Second, it is
logistically impossible for us to make sure each missionary has warm clothes
for the outside work they will be doing. Please work with your missionary to
make sure they have appropriate shoes, coats, hats, rain gear and layers of
clothes to keep them warm and healthy. Third, Sister Shepherd in the mission
office is coordinating donation efforts from parents and others who are calling
to offer assistance to OUR MISSIONARIES. Donations to disaster relief can be
made through your home wards under humanitarian aid.
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