So this week, I don't know what I ate, but on Wednesday and Sunday I had to find an emergency bathroom! We were walking down the road, and I looked at my companion and told her that I needed a bathroom now! I have never prayed so hard, or for a bathroom! We saw a family moving a door into their house, so we approached them, and I didn't care if we knew them or not! But miracles happen, and they greeted us:" Hermanas! Come in! " Hallelujah, they were super nice members, and they saved my life! Pretty much Jeremiah 4:19 sums up my experience: " My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war." We also had to make some other stops, but you get the picture!
A little about Hermosillo and this area. The roads are gravel, and some dirt. There are some relatively nice houses, and some really poor houses. My house is in a community with a guard, it is not nice, but it is definitely safe! This morning Hermana Martinez (The lady I told you about last week) let us use her washing machine. And also made us pancakes and mango smoothies. She is an angel! ("This corn is like an angel")
Last night we had a HUGE storm, and our house flooded! But we couldn't really do anything about it. We had puddles throughout our house, especially in our room! and places dripping through the ceiling. The power was out, so we had no light or air conditioning... So just tried to sleep but we were all wet from rain, and sweat because our house was 100 degree (gross! But true!). Today we had to clean up the puddles and dead cockroaches in our house!
Also, today for an activity with the other missionaries we played capture the flag with water balloons, which was pretty epic!
This week we found 17 new investigators, which was a huge blessing, and had several people attend the chapel yesterday which was another miracle! God never ceases to bless each of us, which is so amazing! Probably the best experience I had this week was with a lady and her son who has down syndrome. They were sweeping their steps,and we stopped to help them. At first they would not accept help, but reluctantly agreed after 10 min. Their phone rang so the mom went inside to answer it. While we were sweeping, the son came over to my companion and I and pointed next to us and said, "God is right here." Wow! I knew that he was right! I know that God is with all of us, if we have faith and pray to have his spirit and presence with us.
The hardest thing of the mission so far is that I have so much I want to say, and my heart is so full of love for these people, but I don't know the words to share them. but I just have to be patient, and continue to have faith and practice!
I hope everyone is well! And thank you for your love and prayers, I definitely feel them!
Oceans of love,
Hermana Barton
Hermana Castro, Me, Hermana Hernandez, Hermana Martinez
Hna. Hernandez, Hna. Martinez, Me, Hna. Castro, JC Castro(at his house after his baptism), Elder Diaz, Elder Thayne, Elder Allen, Elder Williams
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