Hello all!
Once again, sorry for the confusion last week. I had a few other letters to write that ended up taking more time than I thought, but it was important to finish my thoughts from last week (if you have not read it yet, go ahead and read it, I´ll wait!)
At any rate, kind of a crazy week this week. Not much to say, actually- my health took another dive and I wasn't able to get out all week. Most of my energy was spent in the office generating reports and trying to update our cell phone system- mostly excel spreadsheets and occasional moments of exasperation where I was just tempted to chuck the keyboard out the window- but it was good fun all in all.
One exciting adventure happened yesterday. Here in the office we have a van for use when we need to move missionaries and things like that, and it´s started throwing fits lately. It´s near the end of it´s replacement period anyway (the church has very specific policies on Vehicles), but suddenly everything started giving out within 48 hours. It started with a dead battery, which we replaced easily enough- but then it started having problems with the electrical systems, including occasionally throwing on the Anti-lock Braking System in the middle of the Freeway. Finally last night it culminated in having a tire fly completely off in the middle of Vespucio Norté, one of the main Tollways here. Elder Metcalf and Elder Durrant (my new companions) were bringing a sick Elder home from the doctor´s while I was with another Elder who is spending a few days with us (a Latino from Mexico, who doesn´t speak any English at all) when I suddenly received a phone call from them telling me what happened. The great news is that Vespucio Norté has a wonderful traffic control and response team, who by divine intervention was about 60 feet behind them in the next lane when their tire flew off. No one was hurt, and we´re going to be getting a new van soon!
Hemos sido muy bendecido por Dios recién. We are seeing a lot of miracles happening within the mission and even within the ward here. One of the zones had set a monthly baptismal goal of ten last month and it turned out 17, and another zone passed their goal by 11. Plus, I encountered about 60 unentered references the other day, so they´re all going to be contacted within the week here. I was checking up on Lorena (my first baptism from Lo Prado), and she is still staying faithful to everything that she committed. I even received a letter from her the other day, unsolicited, and what a blessing to hear from her! Her son is beginning to investigate, and we hope that her entire family will be returning soon. We had a lesson with the familia Huaman the other day that was fantastic, and they are asking for permission to be baptized next Sunday or the following. Pray for them!
Thank you all for your support and prayers, and know that I love you all. It´s interesting to think about the little blessings that we see every day- sometimes it could even be something as little as a child smiling and waving at you. Know that all of those little things come from a loving Heavenly Father that knows exactly when we need Him most- and sometimes we need to be the one who smiles for someone else!
Another short one, but more next week!
Nos Vemos-
-Elder Wheelhouse
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