Well this week had some bummers and had some Miracles.
We always start with bad news right?
I
talked about Elidia last week and how she was going to get baptized
this week. Well that didn't happen. There was a HUGE misunderstanding about
her sister and a strike that was going on in Machu Picchu and angry
words were spoken (mostly by me) and tears were shed (mostly by my
companion) and it was just a big hooplah! Now, we're not entirely sure
what's going to happen with her, but we're hoping she'll be able to get
baptized the 7th of October (it's so weird that that is soooo soon.)
So yeah, bummer of the week.
But like we learned... 3 months ago maybe, is that there can be miracles when you believe! (has anyone listened to that song?)
So
I was in divisions with Hermana Johnson, she's new in the mission. And
we were trying to find our appointment, ( which we never found) and we
were knocking on doors that could possibly be the door of the lady. Well
a young man opened the door. At first sight, he just screams PUNK! Like
screamo listening, back tatooing, house ransacking punk. I wasn't going
to contact him, but something told me that I should. So I did and gave
him the card. set an appointment, and we left. So we had our appointment
with him Saturday. He's seventeen, got blond hair, wears scary shirts,
and has piercings. Like I said, punk. But when we started talking, I
asked him why he had accepted our visit. He said he wanted to know God.
That simple. He didn't say anything else. Just that he wanted to know
God. Well we thought that was just as good a desire as any other. So we
continued. We asked him what he felt towards God. He said nothing. And
that's why he wanted the visit. He doesn't know if God really exists.
First person I've met in allll my mission that has said this. But he
wants to know. He talked about repentance. we bore our testimonies of a
real living loving God. He listened. It was special. We asked him to
pray, and he was really nervous, but he did. He gave thanks over and
over again for our visit, saying that he was very content, very happy
that we had come. He asked God to help him believe. And then we set
another appointment. I have yet to see a youth so.... hungry to know.
His name is Ivan and I'm really excited to see where he goes.
But
I learned a valuable lesson. That God looks not upon the outward
appearance. And how WONDERFUL is that. He loves blond haired, pierced,
and tatooed Ivan. He loves loud mouthed, zitted faced, crazy Hermana
Rust. He loves us regardless. And that's what I learned. That we are all
children of our Heavenly Father, and each one of us has the light of
Christ in our hearts. Each one has the capacity to feel, recognize, and
act on that light. Regardless of how we dress, where we are come from,
or what we have done. And Ivan has felt that light. It was probably
something that he had never before experienced. And I was there to
experience it with him. How cool right?
Well weeks will always have there bummers, but they also will always have their miracles. And that's a promise.
Send my love to all! I'm gonna send some pictures of my P-day with Travis. Best P-day ever!
Love you all!
Hermana Rust
That's us at Koricancha.
We bought matching pants. And jumped in the street. And that's an undershirt, worry not.
He posed in all my companions pictures.
