Well, this week was great. It was interesting celebrating
Christmas here, that's for sure. Basically, hardly anyone was home or in the
streets for half the week...apparently here in Nicaragua, they celebrate by
going to the beach...which makes sense. That's what I would do if I lived close
to a beach. Well, I guess I do right now, but that doesn't count. One
day...haha. We ended up visiting a ton of members.
Well, the best news of the week is that T was baptized
on Saturday! It was great. We had to go to Jinotepe, since our chapel is under
construction, so only a few people were there. But it went really well. She is
excited to progress and doesn't care that her family isn't very supportive.
She's awesome. She keeps talking about how she wants to serve a mission. Asi
es!!!
The Mulizona on Friday was super fun. We were with zonas
Managua, Universitaria, Juigalpa, and Los Pueblos. The only bummer was that Hna
V had cambios and isn't in Managua anymore. But it was really fun seeing
what's left of my old zone...and Hna E. We had to wake up super early to
arrive in Managua before 8 am...but it was worth it. First, Pres and Sis
Russell shared messages, and we watched a slideshow that Hna Russell put
together of pics of baptisms that we've been sending her. It was so awesome!
I'm so proud of the people I've helped come closer to Christ! I love missionary
work! But anyway, for the rest of the day, we ate gourmet food and played games
and had a gift exchange. At the end, we watched a different slideshow of pics
of all the families of the missionaries in the mission. It was awesome to see
our family pic on the big screen! haha. Sooo yeah, all in all, it was a great day.
So on Saturday, I taught my first district class! Ahh I was
so nervous! But it went really well. I started with a dynamic that required 2
volunteers to eat a doughnut without their hands...so that was pretty funny. I
thought that I would be super nervous teaching the whole time, but it was
actually kind of fun! Yesterday, we worked with LB, the returned
missionary who was in Brother L's mission. He gave us a referral that
came from one of his converts in Chile...what a small world! We couldn't find
the reference, so we ended up walking a tonnnnn...I felt bad for him, although
he was a good sport!
I forgot to tell you last week, but we had a pretty
interesting little miracle happen last week. One day, we were about 45 min away
from our house in Rosario walking on a bumpy dirt path when the sole came off
of Hna R's brand new shoes! She was super upset and we had to sit down on
a rock for a minute to inspect her shoe...when a man walked by us, but stopped
and turned around to talk to us! He asked what happened to Hna R's shoe
then asked if he could see it. We were kind of worried, because there was a
beer can in his pocket, but he started taking things out of his backpack and
sewed those shoes back together! It turns out that he's a shoemaker and was on
his way to work when he saw us! He was our angel. We talked about the church a
little bit, and though he doesn't want us to visit him, maybe one day he'll
change his mind...and for now, he served as proof that the Lord is always mindful
of us!
Well, I hope that your trip in VA is going well! Tell
everyone hi for me! I expect lots of details and pictures next week! When does
school start up again? The kids here are on their summer vacations right
now...it's pretty funny how everything is in reverse here. I can't believe that
we're heading into 2014!! I come home in 2014...weird! But for 11 months of the
new year, I'll be here working hard to share the true message of the restored
gospel. I know it's true and I have a lot of work to do and people to meet! Who
knows what 2014 has in store for me, but I plan on working hard and focusing on
serving the Lord. It's pretty great.
I love you all...and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Love, Hna MacKay
(Posted by her Mom)
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