Hermana Adams in Alabama: The moment I realized I was in Birmingham (not England)

Hello all! So one awesome thing about this area is that we get about 2 bible referrals a week (as opposed to my other areas where we got like, 1 a transfer). The not-so-awesome thing is that they're mostly in North Birmingham, an area that we save for the middle of the week/middle of the day type of thing. This story is one of those:

We arrived in the projects and found the right house number. It was a nice warm day and the sun was still high in the sky (okay, it was like 4) and there was lots of people outside, an ice cream truck could be heard in the distance. (this might seem cute to y'all but honestly gives me the willies). We knocked and knocked and finally the woman came out onto the porch. We introduced ourselves and started talking about the Bible that she ordered and introduced the Book of Mormon as well. We gave her a short restoration rundown, testified of the power of the Book of Mormon and the Bible, and invited her to read and pray. Right as we were wrapping up we heard 9 loud popping noises....too close for comfort! I looked at our acquaintance and she just sighed, shook her head, and said: "I hate that." I said "Was that a gun?" and she said that yes it was, but we were probably fine because it was a couple of blocks away. We quickly set a return appointment and said goodbye and got outta there. As we were leaving we didn't see any signs of any type of crime, no police or anything, so it was probably someone just shooting into the air. Welcome to North Birmingham!! :D

There you go, I lived on the edge.

That's pretty much all the exciting things that happened. Transfers are this week! I'll be staying in Gardendale and I do not know who my new companion will be :) But I'm so excited to keep working in this part of the Lords' vineyard!!

I love all of you. Have an amazing week!

Hermana Adams