Hey!!! Happy 5 de mayo...oh wait...I'm not in Mexico. It
doesn't count...haha. Anyway, this was a pretty cool week...definitely
different!
Changes happened. And Hermana B is now in Rivas.
And the stork dropped by...my hija!!!! I'm training! At the
changes meeting, I went up to meet all the new hermanas, who were sitting in
the front row...and it turns out that one of them is from El Salvador...and
knows Hermana R (my trainer!) And since I've had a bit of a streak with
Salvadoreñas, I knew she would be my companion. And...when they called up the
trainers to the front and announced who our hijos would be, surely enough, I
received Hermana T from Sonsonate, El Salvador!!!
She is absolutely adorable. She is 19 yrs old and is a
convert of 1.5 years. She is so excited to be here...and I'm so happy to have
her! She is amazing...and fearless. On her first night, we were going to a cita
with a new investigator and I asked her if she had learned how to invite people
to be baptized and she said yes.And I asked her if should would invite the
investigator to be baptized...and she looked at me kind of worried and was
like...ok...haha. But she did and did a GREAT job! I was so proud! It's really
cool because since she is a convert,she has extra insight that helps alot in
the mission work. She will do AMAZING things in her mission. And I'm excited to
help her progress! It's pretty funny because she expects me to tell her
everything she needs to do...and I forget that, since I'm not a huge demanding
person...but we'll figure it out! Haha.
Today, we went to a laguna...and it turned into a crazy
hike! It was gorgeous...and I finally saw monkeys in Nicaragua in the wild!
Yay! It was fun to get to know the zone better. And it was quite the workout!
Nicaragua really is a beautiful country! Land of water and volcanoes!
In other news...G wasn't baptized this weekend because
of some slight issues with a certain commandment, but he announced in the
Gospel Principles class that he is going to be baptized this Saturday! Awesome!
So hopefully everything works out! All in the Lord's timing. But we are
visiting him constantly to make sure he feels supported.
We have been visiting a LOT of people with financial problems...it
makes me really sad. They have little houses made of something they call
''sink'', which is like scrap metal...and what the sink doesnt cover, they wrap
it with black plasticbag material. These people are SO humble. But it seems as
though this time of the year hasn't been to kind on them. We have a few
investigators who can't even buy their rice and beans...which cost about 20
cordobas a week. That's less than a dollar! While we can't help them
financially,we are doing our best to help them spiritually. And it has been
making a huge difference. Really, it doesn't matter if you're rich or
poor...the gospel can give you the happiness and hope that you need. And these
people need it DESPERATELY! So here we are, doing our best to help everyone
understand that when you put God first, miracles happen. And I don't have a
single doubt about that. I can't wait for these people to be able to see the
miracles that come from their sacrifices to acercarse a Dios.(I honestly can't
think of the phrase in English...you'll have to google translate it.)
We actually had an activity the other day and watched The
Other Side of Heaven with a ton of investigadors from our district. We watched
it outside, using the branch's projector and we shined it onto a plastic background
in an investigator's backyard. It was pretty funny comparing my mission to that
of Elder Groberg. They are definitely different,but at the same time, they're
surprisingly similar. Just I haven't had any crazy storms...and the people are
a little more receptive. I really do love Nicaragua. I know that I've been
called to serve in this area of the world because there are people that need me
here. And I need them! I love what I'm doing here!
Well, I'm excited to talk to you on Sunday! It'll be great!
I love you all! Have an awesome week and I'll talk to you soon!!
Love,
Hermana MacKay
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