Hola mi querida familia!
Còmo estàn todos? Another week has passed and yet another change has ended.
Hermana Pèrez has changes and I will be staying in Pedregal, Tocumen. I´ll find
out who my new companion is on Wednesday. Also, on Sunday all of Panamà celebrated
Mother´s Day. It was really strange, because there´s also Christmas decorations
everywhere, but hey, that´s just the way it is :) It´s been a good week, lots
of lessons learned :) The Lord has a way of teaching us exactly what we need,
exactly when we need it.
The other day during our studies my
companion jumped up from her desk and ran to the other side of our room
screaming. A snake-ish/salamander type of creature had crawled onto her bag
next to her leg. It was obvious that she wasn´t going to go anywhere near it,
so even though I was not looking forward to being near the little monster it
became my responsibility to get it out of our room. I found out quickly that it
was really fast. I ended up chasing it around our room, pulling every piece of
furniture that we have away from the wall. Finally I got it under a cup (our
room in total disarray) We sat there for a little while trying to figure out
what to do next, my compa advising me from the other room :) I slid a piece of
paper under the cup and took it outside. As I went to release it, the little
monster slid across my hand and slithered toward me. I screamed and ran. My
companion was then bent over, dying of laughter. She says she has no idea how I
covered a 10 foot distance with one leap, but crazy things can happen when your
filled with adrenaline. There´s the funny story for the week.
Now, I´m beginning to understand a
little bit more about my purpose here in Pedregal. There are so many churches
here, so many people who preach ´´la palabra´´ There´s always people who are
willing to let us in to listen to ´´la palabra de Dios´´ That´s great and all,
but it started to bother me a little. I´ve been trying to adjust my teaching so
that they understand that I am not here to simply share a pretty message and
leave them to continue living their lives. I´m hear to tell them that the
gospel has been restored, including the proper authority to baptize, and that
they must take the first step of baptism. I am not here to simply share my
testimony, I am here, and even more, I have been called, to baptize the
children of God. As I´m beginning to understand this concept a little more,
I´ve set a goal this change to be much more direct in my lessons. That is kind
of a scary idea to me, much easier said than done. However, an elder shared a
scripture with me that has changed my mission and become my motivation. 1
John 4:18. I love this scripture and have every intention of applying it in
my work here in Panamà.
Well, that´s all for now folks. I
love you all dearly! Have a spectacular week :)
Go Foward With Faith!
Hermana Falslev :)
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