This week
was FULL of miracles! We couldn´t stop counting! In fact there was
definitely more than 17 but I´m playing off the movie okay? :)
#1: The
orange blossoms are blooming like crazy! It smells like a Spring in
Arizona and it makes every day ten times better. The air out here in
Horqueta is so clean and pure!
#2:
Wednesday you wouldn´t believe how much Hermana Border spoke!!! She is
improving so much!
#3: We
taught Atilio Gimenez (husband of this AWESOME investigator Zuni we have).
It was one lesson to remember. He listened and we had his kids
listening and interested and at the end we knelt in prayer and he offered the
last prayer. Oh that was a miracle!
#4:
Finally got a hold of, found the house, and taught a less active FAMILY
(familia crystaldo). They are awesome! Their niece is Suci, who was just
baptized.
#5:
HermanO Frutos shared with us this week! We read from the book of mormon
and he promised he would come to church on Sunday... didn´t BUT not discouraged
we were just happy he was sober and home!
#6:
We arrived to teach some new converts (Roberto and Mariela) and guess who
showed up right when we did!? THEIR DAD!! He usually NEVER wants to share
with us or ¨can´t¨. But this time he ACCEPTED! And we shared the message
of the restoration. The spirit was so thick! He accepted to learn
more about the gospel.
#7:
HermanA Frutos is opening up to us so so much! She told us her life
story and conversion. She gets so so excited to see us and ward members.
She is so much happier, despite the hard and sad life she has and does
live.
#8:
Hermana Sofia (mother of Sebas) went to pull out a good amount of
money the other day. It was for her buisness, and to do that it usually
takes like 48 hours. She was a little nervous something would go wrong or
she wouldn´t be able to recieve the money. Sebas looked at her and said
something I´ll never forget: ¨Mom, don´t forget ´the blessing.´¨
The blessing being the gospel :) Isn´t that darling. They
have seen so many blessings since just Maria and Sebas have been baptized. :)
Anyway miracle part... she went and returned within just ONE hour with
all the money! That day we had planned to teach tithing and she was so
full of gratitude, she not only accepted to be a full tithe payer but she
wanted to start this past Sunday. haha I love her!
#9:
We have been completing all our goals this week and teaching a TON of
lessons. We were on a role. A little sad because Saturday afternoon
we were suppose to head to Concepcion for a leadership meeting and be there
until Sunday. However we recieved a call from our Zone leaders Friday
night telling us that we didn´t have to come to the leadership meeting!
That meant ALL day Saturday in our area! We taught EIGHT lessons!
Haha you bet we went for another 1 mil ice cream cone! It was a stellar
day. Exhausted, but success!
#10:
One night we were headed home after completing all of our goals, however
we were a good 10-15 minute walk away (having 5-10 until we had to be in the
house). We started to run, but poor hermana border´s knees are a little
soar from all the walkin and running so we decided to walk and not hurt her.
I said a little prayer in my heart that we would be able to make it home
on time and guess what time we arrived home!? 9:27... three minutes to
spare.
#11:
So there was this darling old lady expressing to us the other day how she
is just getting old. Her heart is failing her, she forgets things all the time,
she couldn´t speak for 15 days once, and her vision is failing her. The
poor thing! I suddenly imagined the Savior (instead of me) sitting next
to her and my perspective changed. I saw her, you could say, as he would.
There was a sudden love that over took my heart for her and I felt as
though she was my sister. There honestly wasn´t much we could do but we
took her by the hand and told her how much she meant to her father in
heaven and that she is a daughter of God. She said, ¨ Thank you, thank
you, my love.¨ And tears rimmed her eyes. Sometimes we need to take the time to
see people differently and remember their trials and difficulties do
matter and learn to see them through the Savior´s eyes.
#12:
So little Faviola Frutos (daughter of Hermana y Hermano Frutos)
has now changed her mind about becoming a Judge when she is older.
She has told her mom, ever since we started teaching them, that she wants
to grow up to be a sister missionary for a year and a half and then go study
and become a judge. :) She reads to her mom from the book of mormon
often, but not just reading it, she quizes her mom on what they read by asking
her questions :) So cute. Such a little missionary already.
#13:
We found a golden investigator Liz Sanchez (21) this week. She says
she is actually searching right now in her life to know which of all the paths
is the true path that will lead her back to God.
#14:
We ate like Kings! Our mission leader is seriously awesome.
He bought us 3 meat shishkabobs(spelling?) with mandioca the
other night; not to all the work he does for us. Horqueta is very
blessed.
#15:
ICE CREAM! I think I mentioned this but this was really exciting!
OH one I didn´t mention was last nights´ GIANT bar of sopa paraguaya
Hermana Pastora (the tiny gma who hits me and is so strong... we are BEST
friends) she served us. It was AMAZING sopa!
#16:
We completed the week with 6x7! THat means we completed our goals
EVERY day except for one!! We worked so flippin hard but it was so worth it!
I love this work!
#17:
Got letters! That was exciting! Thank you for the love and
support you ALL give me! xoxoxo LOVE YOU ALL TONS!
Con Cariño,
Hermana
Owen
P.S.
Congrats Kate on the job and starting college! What an exciting time! love you
tons!
pic: just
some horqueta beauty!
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| I just love Hermana Border |
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| On the bus, our trip to Concepcion |
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| bon apetite! our bunny meat tortillas familia martinez gave us for breakfast! yum! actually a little creepy if you ask me. I saw the skinned bunny. 5 days ago it was hopping around in their backyard. gulp. |
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| Cleaning behind the oven Before After |
