Life
goes on, here in Obligado. (See web photos of Obligado here.)
We have been working so much with the Pintos family and Estefania lately, that we haven't had much time to go out and meet new people to teach. Now that the members are helping more with the Pintos and Estefania, Hna Palacio and I have been doing A LOT of walking and A LOT of talking and A LOT of searching, searching, searching. We know God has more people prepared to talk with us here, but the question is just a matter of finding them.
We have been working so much with the Pintos family and Estefania lately, that we haven't had much time to go out and meet new people to teach. Now that the members are helping more with the Pintos and Estefania, Hna Palacio and I have been doing A LOT of walking and A LOT of talking and A LOT of searching, searching, searching. We know God has more people prepared to talk with us here, but the question is just a matter of finding them.
This week we will have our Christmas Devotional with Pte LaPierre
and his wife. I'm super excited. It doesn't feel like the Christmas season at
all with all this heat, although a surprising amount of people did actually put
up Christmas lights (most people here in South America don't. They mostly just
eat a ton of grilled meat Christmas day and set off fireworks at night to
celebrate). But it's nice to be in an area where a lot of people like to
celebrate Christmas.
Something that really has astounded me here in the mission is the
number of people I have met that are just genuinely good. Sure, I've met a
couple of shady characters, but so many people are just so wonderful! There's an
older man named Severiano (I think I mentioned him before), and the other day
he had an accident while riding his bike to work. He has a huge bandage
covering his eye now and can't go out to work and does not know how he is going
to be able to pay his rent and buy food this month if he misses a week of work.
But as we talked with him, he just shared his testimony with us that he knows
God will take care of him and that something good will come of this experience.
We shared 1 Nephi 17:50 "And I said unto them: If God had commanded me to do all things I could do them. If he should command me that I should say unto this water, be thou earth, it should be earth; and if I should say it, it would be done." With God, ALL things are possible!
We shared 1 Nephi 17:50 "And I said unto them: If God had commanded me to do all things I could do them. If he should command me that I should say unto this water, be thou earth, it should be earth; and if I should say it, it would be done." With God, ALL things are possible!
Hope everyone is enjoying all their Christmas finals (hehe. That's one benefit of being in the mission... no final exams!)
Love you all!
Hermana Simmons
familia pintos!!!! aren't they lovely????
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