We had another great week..well, another hard
week. but with many great experiences and miracles. We are trying to
stay excited and keep our chins up although many people are rejecting us
left and right. It helps me to look for the hand of the Lord each day,
even when the days are long and sometimes really hard. When I step back
to see the bigger picture, I´m more aware of just how much He blesses,
protects, loves, and helps HIS missionaries.
On
Friday afternoon, we had to travel to the Elder´s area for lunch..to
the farthest farthest part of their area. We got out of our lesson at 1:30
and grabbed a bus to be able to get there at 2..When we got to the
sister´s house, she let us in and said, "Hi sisters! What can we do to
help you?" and I responded..."It´s our turn to eat with you guys
today!!!"..."No," she said, "you must´ve seen the list wrong." "Naal
Hernandez is what the list says," I told her..and she just laughed and
said, "Oh! that´s my sister in law, she lives four blocks that way. It´s
hot! Do you want a popsicle while you walk?" Sure. thanks! jaja and we
went on our way. When we got to their house, the sister answered the
door and said the same, "hi sisters! What are you guys doing all the way
out here?" I silently laughed and thought to myself...you are kidding
me right? We´re fasting! (I was soooo ready to eat.) and she then
explained to us that she accidentally signed up on our list and that the
relief society president changed it to another day but for the elders
so that we wouldn´t have to travel all the way out there, and that the
president forgot to tell us.."and I didn´t even cook today, sisters!
Otherwise I´d totally give you what we have." So...we called the relief
society President who was getting ready to go to her shift in the
temple, and she told us to just go over to her house (far away) and she
would see what she could throw together. So we hopped in a mototaxi and
went over, and she was getting back from the store with a small bag of
food. We sat down and helped her as she whipped up a yummy lunch. Turns
out she didn´t go to to temple, and when we called her, she said she
only had 30 pesos ($2.00 USD) but that she has a testimony that when she
feeds the missionaries, the Lord always provides a way. She remembered
that she had some meat in the fridge from a few days before and some
frozen vegetables in the freezer, so she ran to the store for salsa and
tortillas and made a wonderful lunch out of it! I was humbled. She bore
our testimony to us of being a newly wed (less than 2 years) and never
really having money, but always being happy with what she has. "I´m
sealed in the temple," she said, "My husband loves me, I have a calling,
I have a house..I don´t have a car, nice clothes, or anything fancy.
But I have the Gospel, and I have all I need to be happy." It was a
testimony builder for me. I don´t need much to be happy either. I´ve got
the Gospel, and that´s enough! I know that when we sacrifice other
things to put the Lord first, he blesses us. He always provides a way.
Until next week,
Hermana Maki :)
fotos-
talking to the fam on mother´s day and last monday washing our hammocks!
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