Hey guys!! It has been another great week!! I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!
Tuesday was literally everything I wished for on Christmas as a missionary! It was so good to see the Family, and to spend time just hanging out over Skype! Technology is SO cool! Also, after our visits and stuff in the evening we rode the Farris Wheel at the Carnival behind our house. :) I will send pictures when my camera cooperates with me.
On Wednesday, SANTA CAME!!!!! Ha. In reality it was the Gua Gua guy that the zone leaders used to send our mail up with. But he was old, and had a beard and brought us happy Christmas gifts! Shout out to my mom and Aunt Wendy for the packages, and to all the awesome family that participated in the goofy "HA" pictures! I loved them SO much!!! My family rocks!!
Then, when we got home that night, we got transfer calls.... It was sad news. Elder Logue got sent out to San Juan... :(
Thursday, was our last day as a companionship, and also Elder Logue's Birthday, so we lived it up. We visited everyone, and had some really good lessons. Also, we found a new investigator thanks to alcohol!! Ha. While Logue was saying bye to one of his recent converts, Paola, her cousin Gregorina (who was Hammered at the time) started talking to me, and was saying all kinds of goofy stuff that only seems socially acceptable when drunk... Ha. It was hilarious, and I laughed a lot. Well, when we left the house, she decided to "walk us to the corner and help us catch a ride back to the village..." HAHAHA. She was SO persistent, and it was the funniest thing I have ever seen! Drunk people trying to hitch hike is just embarrassing! lol. But we eventually talked her into going home, and she told us to come by her house the next day to teach her how to change her life... We told her we would, knowing that she really wouldn't remember the appointment the next day, and then sent her with her cousin to make sure she made it home in one piece.
On Friday morning we got up super early so we could get Logue down to Bani in time to catch the Transfer bus, and then I waited for my new comp to show up! His name is Elder Kevin Earl Meek, from Idaho Falls, ID. He is pretty quiet, and really chill. He only has six months in the mission, so now our house is just full of youngins. Ha. He likes volleyball, and missionary work, and his dad is the CEO of a potato company. Ha. I think we're gonna have a great time together!
After we got home, and Elder Meek unpacked a little bit, we went to work. We taught a couple good lessons in Sábana Grande, and then we walked the Canal down to La Barra. And guess who we passed by and taught?? HA! Gregorina! The drunken hitch hiker!! She had heard the whole story from her cousin, and asked me if it was all true... lol. Sadly, it was. She was SO embarrassed! DON'T DRINK! IT'S STUPID! lol. She apologized and we ended up having a really nice first lesson with her, and then we left her with a Word of Wisdom pamphlet. lol.
On Saturday, God used us as tools to comfort one of His daughters in need. On our way home from proselyting, we decided to swing bt Nermis and Diana's house (members; mom and daughter, respectively). Diana let us in and sat us down and then told us that her mom was in the other room on the phone with her brother in the states. Her other brother has an intestinal problem, and will probably need an operation... If that happens Nermis will need to go to Boston to help with his family, and she would have to leave Diana here alone. As she finished recounting the story, Nermis walked in in tears... (I have the hardest time not hugging people as a missionary. let me tell ya). She sat down and cried, and told us how much she didn't want to go to the states, and how much of a process it is going to be if he actually has to have the operation. So we shared a scripture with her, and testified of faith and miracles, and that God will make things work out. Then we prayed together, and the spirit touched all of our hearts. I just felt peace, and I know Nermis did too. She thanked us profusely, and I shook her hand with every attempt to simulate a bear hug. Then we left.
I don't know what will happen with her son, but I do know that God will take care of it, and that according to her faith, everything will be taken care of.
Yesterday Gregorina came to church!!! Ha. We invited her on Friday night, and she actually came! We passed by her house in the afternoon and she said she loved it! Then we talked about the word of wisdom and she opened up a lot about her dad. He is an alcoholic, and abusive to her and her mother... She expressed how much she does not want to turn out like him, and we talked about how the gospel can help her in that. It was awesome!! The spirit was SO strong, and as we were finishing up the lesson I felt prompted to put a baptismal date with her. If all goes as planned, Gregorina will make the first big step towards a better, more secure life on the 26th of this month! She is on fire, and is so ready to give her all to get ready for baptism!
This morning after our weekly p-day volleyball games, we came back to the house and met up with the Sabana Larga Elders to talk about our district goals for this coming month. We talked a lot and made some great goals! We have a lot of strong youth in our ward that are the only members of their families, so we are planning to get to work on their parents and siblings, and get some families completed and headed towards the temple! :) I am pumped to see what this transfer brings, and am so lucky to be a missionary here and now!!
I love you all! I hope things are going well at home, and I hope you bang some pots and play some cards and set off some fireworks for me tonight!!
Happy New year!!
Love,
Elder Mooney
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