There isnt a ton to report
this week. Nothing really earthshaking. Except for the literal Eath
shaking that we had. About a 6.4 earthquake happened this week. But with
Chile´s standards about what is and what isnt a bad earthquake, they
are calling it merely a Temblor, which basically means, Tremor. Not
earthquake. It is really funny what the standard is for an earthquake
here. If is it under an 8 or 8.5, doesnt count as an Earthquake. But
that is the ¨Earthshaking¨news for the week. Haha.
I
want to thank you all for the beautiful emails and testimonies that I
recived this last week in response to my testimony. Im happy to know
that I dont need to just proselyte to help other people I love come
closer to Christ.
This week was mostly
uneventful, Hermana Handley had the flu, or something similar, and we
were out for the count for a couple days, we never had a full day in the
apartment. We left and worked as much as we could without her
collapsing (which almost happened a few times). And because we pushed
through, we were able to find and teach 4 new families and really help
some less actives remember that thier Heavenly Father loves them.
We
are having one problem right now though. The problem that we are having
is that some of the members here, view the church as a whim, as
something to participate in at thier convienience. We had a meeting with
the leaders of the branch to talk about what we can do to strengthen
our youth programs, and the leader of the young mens and the young
womens didnt come...... But other than these few things, the ward and
the work here are more animated than they have been in more than 3
years. We are all really excited about the miracles that we see every
single day.
Thanksgiving was a great day here.
It obviously wasnt anything close to being home with the family and
eating pie until I want to throw up. But it was good. No one else was
celebrating, just us, and I was really glad that day that my companion
was a Gringa and that she understood Thanksgiving. We bought a
rotiserrie (didnt spell that right) chicken and made mashed potatoes,
veggies, fruit, and ended it all off with a suprisingly American tasting
donut. I loved it. But poor Hermana Handley was pretty sick, so she ate
a roll and some potatoes and pretty much called it good, and then she
slept on the floor while I cleaned it all up. Fun day though.
Our
spiritual experience for the week that really stands out, was a day
when Hermana Handley was running a fever again, we had come back to the
apartment to grab some more water for her, and we were debating about
leaving again because we only had an hour more. But we left anyways, and
started walking. And to be honest I wasnt sure where we were going, we
just walked, I felt like I was just wandering knocking on doors, when
suddenly I felt the impression to go and visit an old investigator who
is never home. We made a sharp 90 degree and began walking. And down
this street we saw a GIANT house, with Christmas lights all over it.
Moving in the darkness and everything. It was GORGEOUS. We stood in the
street open mouthed in front of it for a good 5 minutes, and then a man
on the sidewalk behind us said hello. It was his house and he was very
pleased about how much we loved it. We talked about the house for a
moment, and then about why two gringas were walking in the middle of the
street in El Salvador Chile at 9 at night, and then he invited us to
meet his wife. We went inside and just shared a lovely experience
talking with this couple for awhile. We didnt have enough time to teach,
but they told us to come back any time.
It was
amazing to feel the spirit guide my feet like that. And even more
amazing to later realize that we had listened and followed a very clear
prompting.
That was the week though. A week of
rest and love and a Spirit of Thanksgiving. I am so thankful for this
opportunity that I have to be serving a mission. I am grateful for my
friends and family who are supporting me from all over the world, and I
am especially grateful for my Savior. Without whom, we would not be
here. Love you all, until next week!!! (My 6 month mark is Thursday BTW. When did that happen?)
Hermana Randall
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