I hope you had a wonderful week! I know I sure did! It was
full of little miracles! Starting with Tuesday...when we had divisions within
our district...and I finally left Rosario and worked with Hermana C in
Jinotepe! So that was a nice little miracle...haha. It was awesome to work with
Hna C. She has 10 months in the mission and is from Solola, which is where I
went when we went to Guatemala with my seminary class! She's right by Lake
Atitlan and when she showed my pics, I recognized it all. It was awesome. And
of course, she's an awesome missionary. We has some interesting experiences
explaining that polygamy is not legal and the church does not support it...that
was a strange lesson.
Another miracle is that we passed the crazy turkey that
always chases us...and I remained unscathed. Success! but the animals are still
out to get me. Every night at about 3 am, a ton of roosters get into an
argument and crow their little hearts out...and the the dogs join in. And I
can't forget the bats. They're talkative little creatures too. Actually, I
think the bats are especially out to get me. 2 nights in a row, there were
murders in our house. I have learned how to kill bats, though I don't think
I'll ever have the courage to do it. But both times, the bat flew straight
towards me. It's my gringa charm...sometimes I forget to tone it down...haha.
But the miracle is that I don't have rabies, so that's good. Any tips on how to
get rid of bats?
Another (early Chrismas) miracle...I recieved 2 packages!
Way faster than before...I don't know whymy bday one took so long. So thank
you! Our little Christmas tree looks so cute now. It sounds like your Christmas
plans are coming along! There will be quite the crowd in Utah this Dec.! Oh! So
although my upcoming Nicaragua Christmas doesn't look anything like Utah, there
are these really cool Poinsetta trees! They're so pretty! Just a random fact
about Nica foliage...moving on.
So my clothes are holding up pretty well. My shoes are
starting to die though...my Keens have a hole in the mesh that is expanding,
but I'm trynig to figure out where to go to get it fixed. But to soles of my
skechers are running thin...and I think my Crocs are starting to go downhill as
well. But for the time being, I'm not worried. I still have plenty of contact
solution, as I barely wear contacts here in Rosario. I also haven't used KT
tape yet! That's pretty surprising, I know. My little knees are still going
strong!
T is doing great! Before, she had hesitations about
being baptized but now she wants to be baptized! She shared her testimony of
the Book of Mormon with us yesterday. She is so awesome!! She reads everyday
and always tells us what she learned. The not-so-awesome part is that her
abuela is going to make things difficult. We met her last night and she said
she supports T, but first she has to see a definite change in her
granddaughter...which would be fine, but her requirements are that she
practically becomes a nun...so we'll work with both of them...haha.
But the GREATEST miracle of the week occurred yesterday. I
seriously almost cried, which coming from me is saying a lot! I don't think
I've ever mentioned one of our investigators, P. She's a 40-something
year old single mom of 4 grown up kids. Her daughter joined the church about 4
yrs ago, but no one else in their family ever wanted anything to do with the
church. Right now, her daughter is serving a mission in Rosario, Argentina
(isn't there someone from our ward in that mission right now?). Hna R
actually reported to the CCM the same day as me! And I've been teaching P
ever since I arrived here in Rosario. She has received missionaries in her home
in the past, but never progressed. But when M left for Argentina, P
started going to church! But never accepted an invitation to be baptized.
Actually, in my first lesson with her in October, I invited her to be baptized
and she just laughed at me and said that she had already explained to all the
other missionaries that she had already been baptized in a different church and
had faith in her pastor. But little by little she has been progressing. And
yesterday, she told us she was ready to be baptized! When we asked her when,
she just told us, ''oh, you'll find out.'' I got a little scared because I
thought she was playing some weird game with us and she expected us to
guess...but when we ate dinner at the Bishop's house, he told us that P
wants to be baptized this Wednesday! We totally freaked out and are soooo
happy! I love P so much and am so excited that she has finally made this
great step in her life.
I love being able to help people make these life-changing
decisions. I've been able to see that what seems like a simple action of being
baptized changes a person's outlook on life. Of course there weill always be
challenges, but that's why the Gift of the Holy ghost is so important! If we
always do our best to endure to the end, we will be happy not only for the time
being, but FOREVER!
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! There is a good
chance that I will be there with you next year! So hard to believe! I'm almost
a third of the way through my mission. Wow. Have an awesome week!
Love, Hermana MacKay
(Posted by her Mom)
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