Hey! Today we´re going to Tala for district class. Bus rides!
There´s a family we´re teaching with lady named Patty whose kids are named Betsy (28), Enedina (23ish), Patty (11), Andrea (10), and Salvador (4). Betsy has two kids named Thomas (7) and Adriana (9), and Enedina has two kids named Irving (5) and Regina (2). They all live in the same house and there are no husbands. They have had lots of problems and trials, and are trying to straighten things out. The kids have all really noticed that when they read and pray and go to church and anything like that things get better. Also, Andrea is basically the boss of the group and takes care of all the little kids while the adults wander off in the store they run and things like that. She gets everyone up on Sunday morning and gets them ready for church, and she´s only 10! She´s totally willing to get baptized...we just have to make sure she´ll have the support of her family.
There´s also a 23 year old from LA named Angel who came to church with his uncle too. He seems pretty excited, so we´ll go visit him tomorrow and let you know what happens.
In general this week has been a lot of searching and praying hard, because we don`t have very many people to teach. We´ve been contacting and setting up appointments and getting references, but very few people (actually, almost nobody) has been there for the appointments when we come by. We´re working hard with faith though, and I know God will bless us with success. We just have to be patient and diligent.
We´ve been reading the missionary reference library this week, and I´ve learned a lot more about the pioneers. I´ve been thinking about the family history and whatnot a lot more too. It´s really cool, and it makes me feel closer to them and closer to the work.
Gotta go, Love you!
