FAM!
"How are
you all?". . . (Huggy, please explain)
I think this week especially we have progressed a lot in our work here
as a companionship. But it was nothing
we ever did, it was Heavenly Father pouring out his blessings in response to
our fast in order to find people who are searching for the truth. On Monday we
had a Noche de Hogar with a man named Raul. He has about 25 years and is so
awesome. We showed him the Mormon Message of Uchtdorf with the man on the
cruise ship who thought all the food and parties were not included in the
ticket. It was awesome. Watch it.
Anyway, we began talking to him about the potential he has and how without the
gospel he is living "under his privileges". And somehow the spirit
led us to challenge him to baptism and he willingly accepted. However for 20
days he will be working in Cuzco which will be hard but we made him a schedule
of things to read and pray bout each week and found a church in Cuzco for him
to go to.
But, what the
true miracle was that on Saturday we went to the house of Raul to have a lesson
the day before he left. And as we walked in the whole family was sitting at the
table and we ended up teaching the entire family. The grandparents are
less-actives but the children are not members. But I honestly thought they were
members, the way they spoke about god and prayer, etc. We invited them to
church the next day and told them we would pick them up at 7:30 sharp haha
(Arequipena time is 45 minutes later). The next day we knocked on their door
and they were dressed and ready! What a miracle. During sacrament meeting
both the brother and sister, Rene and Malisol (about 25 years old), were asking
us question after question and stayed for the entire three hours! Marisol was
even taking notes during the classes.
They are so prepared. And heavenly father knew that!
Also, on Sunday
a member brought an investigator, Carmen, who is really interested! Last night
we were intending to visit Jose Maria but he wasn’t home. We tried again anyway
to ring the doorbell, but oopps it was the wrong one. To our surprise this door
was the house of the member who brought Carmon. And for some reason, my
companion and I felt we needed to share a scripture with him. As we walked into
the house, again to our surprise, Carmon and her whole family were sitting on
the couch! So amazing. And she agreed for us to come and teach her and her
family this Wednesday!
Wow, the little
coincidences of walking into the family of Raul and ringing the wrong doorbell
were things that only the hand of God could have directed. He is in every foot
step, turn of a corner and knock of a door. These experiences are evidence to
me that Heavenly Father KNOWS HIS CHILDREN so so personally and knows where to
send his servants to find them.
We had another
lesson with Jose Maria. He knows he wants to get baptized but is a little
hesitant. Yesterday we challenged him to pray to choose a date for his baptism
and today we have a NDH with him and have been praying that he has found the
date. Please pray for him!
This Saturday
we have a baptism of a young boy, Mateo, who is 10 years old and is in kind of
the same situation as the two boys we baptized a few weeks ago. The family is
less-active but Mateo has all the desire to get baptized. Like family Hanco, I
know this will spark in the family what they have been missing for so many
years.
Funny of the
week: We went to go visit our recent converts, the two little boys, to teach a
lesson. They live in the 3rd piso, or floor, so we did the usual doorbell for
these kind of houses . . . . throwing rocks at the window haha. We waited for a
while and as I turned around to walk away something really hard hit me in the
head. Oh wait, it’s a half-eaten chicken bone. I look up and there are the two
Hanco boys laughing their heads off. haha They are crazy but doing so well.
They are going to be such strong missionaries when they grow up.
Well, that was
my week! I hope all of you had an amazing one. Just know that Heavenly Father
is in every detail of your lives. I am so grateful for all of you and your
amazing examples. I wouldn’t be who I am today without each of you. I love you
soooo much. Talk to you Sunday!!!!! I will try as hard as I can to make this
work. Pray for the Skype system ha. Love you and keep smiling!
Love, Jess
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