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 Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:44 pm
OK, one of my good friends has been taking the discussions with the missionaries off and on for the past several months. The reason it's off and on is because he keeps flaking on them. He'll say that he'll meet up with them and then completely forget. The only reason he gets to half of the meetings, I think, is because I call and remind him or drive him to the meetings myself.
He had a meeting with the missionaries today. Last night we were talking on the phone with a few others, and I reminded him then, and told him that I would call him just before I had to go to class and remind him again for the meeting. I called him just like I told him I would, but aparently between the time I talked with him about it last night and when I called him today, he completely forgot about the meeting, and so aparently he had made plans with his girlfriend.((I know this because the second time I called him(the first I was driving so I couldn't talk long) his girlfriend was the one that answered.)) So the missionaries went to the place that they were going to meet up (The institute building across the street from where both my friend and I work and go to school) and I had to tell them again that he wanted to reschedule.
Whenever he talks to the missionaries, he asks a lot of questions and seems really interested, but it's REALLY frustrating when he keeps on flaking like this, for me and for the missionaries as well. If it only happened once or twice, it wouldn't be so bad, but this has happed at least 5 times.
And not only with meeting with the missionaries but going to church too. Two weeks ago he went to church with me for the first time and really enjoyed it, and so we invited him to come agan last week and he agreed. Church starts at 1, and so I tried to call and remind him at about 10 AM(because he has a tendency to forget said things...) but he didn't answer his phone. I kept trying to call him, and finally gave up and went over to where he lives to see if he was even awake. He wasn't even there. I called his cousins, and he was staying over there for the night, and completely forgot about going home early like he told me he was planning on doing, and so he didn't come to church with me.
I know they are just stumbling blocks that will be passed, but I just needed to rant.
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:55 pm
You can tell that Satan's really working hard on that boy. Just keep working with him. Those times when he does remember are worth the times when he gets flaky. I knew from the time I "met" him that he was different, and he just needs you to keep being the awesome friend that you are. smile
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 12:55 am
How are things going now?
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:07 pm
Seems to me like he's one of those who needs them to just pop in on him when he's home. Same thing with getting him to church. I know some people, myself included, don't feel comfortable in new situations and will try to avoid them at all costs. It's easy to say you've forgotten something if plans were made far in advance. Maybe next time, just stop by an hour or so before church to see if he's home and if he is, invite him along. It'll be harder to avoid if you're there and all ready to go.
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:14 am
Things are going a bit better now. Kisa and I conspired against him this last friday and when he came over to visit. We had talked with the elders the day before and let them know that he was coming over on that day. So they came over and set up an appointment with him for the next day and... yeah, it worked out.
It's hard to do that when you're not sure where he will be and whether or not he will even answer his phone or door.
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