Hellooooo!
I can't believe that it has already been a week since I last
wrote. I seriously have no idea how the week went by so fast! But it was great!
I don't really know why, but I guess that's what happens when you're serving
the Lord! It's pretty much the best. So right now, as I'm writing, there are a
ton of Catholic ''bombs''...like fireworks that only make noise...going off. I
think I might go deaf. haha. But anyway...this week!
We had divisions within our district this week on Tuesday.
Hna R went to Dolores and I stayed here in Rosario. I was with Hna
G...she didn't have to travel far...just to the other side of Rosario!
But she is awesome! She's from El Salvador too and was classmates with Hna
R in high school! So it was fun to hear about my mission mama pre'mission.
We had a lot of success with divisions. First of all, I didn't get us lost!
Yay! But we found some potential investigators...the issue now is finding them
again. Here, the members feed us dinner, but on Tuesdays, we don't have a fixed
dinner cita. So we decided to eat with the other hnas from my ward and make
food in my house...but our resources are limited. I'm pretty sure the weirdest
things we eat here are the things we make ourselves! Haha.
As far as our teaching pool goes, we have to focus on
finding new investigators...especially after our last cita with...
It seems
like our most positive investigators here are all teenagers. It's interesting.
We are teaching someone named Itsy...please tell me someone immediately thought
of itsy bitsy spider..haha. But she's awesome.
Yesterday was pretty crazy...we went to visit an old
investigator who has vision problems...I'd never met her before, but Hna R
and F had a month or two ago. When the hermana saw me, the first
thing she said was. ''WOW you've grown a lot! What happened?'' haha. Then
later, I started teaching and asked her a question and she said ''look, I'm
very simple minded. I don't speak English, so maybe you shouldn't be teaching
me''. Ouch. Apparently she though I was speaking English. But when I spoke to
her later on, she understood me perfectly...haha. That same day, a drunk
proposed marriage to Hna R...so ya know...crazy stuff going on here in
Rosario...haha. It was pretty funny.
My zone here is good...It's a little less animated than my
zone in Managua, since there were a ton of characters in that zone. But there
are lots of great missionaries...and tons of hermanas! I still can't wrap my
head around it. President decided that we need to teach 12 lessons a day, so
we're doing our best to fulfill that goal. It's difficult, but at least we
always have something to do! Changes are in 2 weeks! Pretty crazy. I'll
probably be here at least until Feb, so I'm not too worried. But Hna R
goes home so soon! I'll be an orphan in the mission!!!
Halloween is this week! Wow! There are a few halloween
decorations in Jinotepe, but here in Rosario, no sign of it. But there are
already Christmas decorations in the grocery store! 2 months! Hard to believe.
This week, I realized how important prayer is. I mean, I've always known how
important it is, but this week, I made an extra effort to be specific in my
prayers and I have been able to see evidence that Heavenly Father is always
listening. He isn't going to take away my challenges, because they will make me
stronger, but He will always be there to comfort me. I know that we are all
children of God and that He loves us so much! I love being able to feel His
love for the people I'm teaching! It's so awesome!
Well, I hope you have an awesome week! I love you all and
love hearing about the happenings of the week!
Hurrah for Israel!
Love, Hna MacKay
(Posted by her Mom)
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