what a week. . . it was a disappointing week here in Huaura but a
awesome week in Sayan. this last Saturday we, along with the entire
world fasted. my companion and i always fast every satruday in order to
have a increase in attendance on sunday. . . . but the sad part is that
it never worked. so yesterday i was done. i told god that i was going to
TEST him and i promised that it would be my last fast if we didnt have
investigators in church. we went to houses Sunday to put in our part we
got to church and . . . .goose egg. there was no one there. i took that
as my answer. i was kinda fed up and the worst part is that i was so fed
up i didnt see the miracles that occurred in front of my face until i
was finishing up the day by writing in my journal. and i want to share
them with you.
1- in the middle of our second hour Edith cabanilla showed up with
her sister who is member. we had never taught her before. but as we
began to talk you could see the desire she has to change her life. . .
but i didnt see it because my eyes were blinded by stubbornness.
2- toward the end of our block of meetings we were standing by the
door when two humbly dressed men walk in my first thought was . . . they
want money . . . but as they began to share their experience you
could hear the hurt they felt and the powerful statement "i want to turn
my life over to god because he gave me another chance" was proof of it.
Hermano Crispin said many powerful wonderful things but i didnt hear
them because my ears were deafened by rage.
3- we found Isabel Aya had returned from out of town. she was a
baptism that got away from elder carlos and i. but even though we had
lost contact she had been strengthening her testimony all along you
could feel the spirit strongly as she accepted a new baptismal date with
more desire than ever but i didnt sense it because my senses were cut
off by numbness.
4- it was a miracle in itself that we found Elida Leon. she was in
the street calling her mom when we crossed paths. she is the mother of a
family we have been teaching. she informed us that it was Jeffersons
birthday (her son who is 14 years old now) and invited us over to share.
it was a warming sensation as we sang happy birthday to him and as he
cut the cake. it felt something like home and even more so as Elida and
Lionel expressed their gratitude to us and even naming us members of the
family but i couldnt feel it because my heart was sealed by betrayal.
in short family god does answer our prayers but not in the way we
want them to be answered i wanted something completely different than he
did and thanks to this little experience i now understand a little
better the phrase "not my will but thine be done." I am so grateful for a
patient god and a loving family.
well fam it is off to cut my hair and then . . . . maybe a nap who
knows :) i love you all and remember i am working as hard as i can
Elder Landon R. Welch
p.s. the fotos are all from sayan that is a tree i am standing in
front of and it is the biggest tree i have ever seen. the old guy is our
mission leader and he is a goof but his stories will have to wait a few
months.
No comments:
Post a Comment