♥ from Hermana Miller Week 25 (3-16-20)

This week we didn't get to talk to Sadie via video chat as things with the Corona Virus have gotten worse.  She had limited time and needed to stock up to begin a quarantine period in her home with her companion.  I am grateful that she has Hermana McCune, her first American companion, at this time with so much changing and so many unknowns. They already have the bond of knowing each other from the MTC, as well as getting Visas together in Arizona, and then traveling to Ecuador from the MTC together-- that's a blessing.   I think they will be a great comfort to each other.  I hope Sadie's Spanish stays strong.  (so grateful for the blessing of Sadie just having had South American companions until now-- it's made her Spanish so much better, more authentic-- maybe not her grammar, but her pronunciation) I felt like it was a blessing that first thing in the morning, I was reminded that I needed to put some extra money in Sadie's missionary account.  I have been meaning to do that for a few weeks, so she'd have a little extra to get a few souvenirs before she was transferred but hadn't gotten around to it.  It was important to me this morning though and I had finished that before Graham and Lainey left for the school bus.  When we did get to speak to Sadie, she explained a whirlwind of a night she'd had getting the third companion in her trio to the airport, needing extra funds and that with the quarantine, she'd need to buy 14 days of food/drink for their apartment and she was not able to do that with the extra money she'd had to spend on taxi's to get that companion to Quito.  I felt grateful in that moment to be able to tell her- I'd already done it-- money in the account just that morning.  The Lord knows the details.  He impresses upon our minds the things we need to do and know...we just need to listen. It's a simple thing- but it was a powerful thing about how He works.
Here was her group email... short and sweet

 Hello loved ones

On St. Patrick's day I feel "lucky"  because I get to stay in Ecuador and even though I will begin a 15 day in house quarantine- I feel the Lord's blessings and his watchfulness.  I am so grateful to be one of His missionaries.  We are safe and prepared with the things we need.  I don't know when I'll be able to email again, but when we can, I will. 

My love to each of you,

  Hermana Miller  

Jenniffer (convert) and Hermana Miller

A  centipede in my apartment

 Journal time....