So this turned out to be really excellent. So basically Sunday was excellent. And Friday. So yeah, here goes the weekly report...
So this week was pretty normal. But ever since the interviews we had with the President, the mission as a whole has been focusing on getting in more doors. As a mission we used to have a hard time with this, so now we are kind of focusing on it, to have better investigators, etc. So this week was the first week where we saw the magic happen. Heck, we knocked a street and got into like 3 out of 4 houses! It was crazy, now I know we can get into houses, we just need to help them to progress. And this is hard sometimes too, we weren't able to find anyone when we went back for the 2nd appointment. How can (its an expression here, que lata = how can, basically means how disappointing). So yeah, this week was pretty normal save getting in houses, and then something pretty darn cool happened Friday morning.
So we were just studying Friday morning and the Bishop called and informed us that a missionary from the ward just finished his mission in Columbia, and that he wouldn't be released until Sunday. So we got to go out with him the whole day! So that was cool. He is a super good missionary, very powerful and bold. It was a wierd experience, he was home, but still a missionary. It was weird to see how it would be, being home. Also he was funny just because he kept telling us about all the Chilean stuff he missed. He also came home with an accent, one I can notice, and one that makes the people here think he's not Chilean. So that was cool. That day we went with him to go get the permission from Juan Carlos’ mom. But that didn't go too well. She still said she had to think about it, and was very hurried and had to go. But she told us she’d have an answer by Friday. So we’ll see how it goes. If she gives permission, her daughter and son can get baptized this Sunday. So lets all hope and pray for that.
So then Saturday was also good. We went by Gonzalo and Alejandros house to go pump them up for the baptism. We asked Alejandro if he wanted to give a talk, and he said no, but then Gonzalo volunteered to give one! For his own baptism! That was very cool and surprising.
So then Sunday, the big day. Everything went well that day. Both Luis and Gonzalo got baptized, and 2 investigators from the other missionaries as well. And the cool news is that all 4 of us got to baptize! So that was really cool. And the talk Gonzalo made was very good, everything just went super well. And just when we thought we couldnt get blessed more, the Lord surprised us with one huge blessing...
So we hadn't gone to Amalia’s house for a long time (remember her, she's the one who lives with the boyfriend who's excommunicated, it's bascially a very complicated situation). But we called her Saturday night, and she said we had a lot to talk about on Sunday. Then we made an appointment for right after church. So it turns out that she and her boyfriend broke up. Sad news yes, but she realizes that more blessing will come for when she gets baptized! So like I said in the past, she's been going to church forever, and knows everything too. So we just called over the zone leaders to interview her, and she's getting baptized this Sunday!! I really am overjoyed for her, yes I feel her pain too, but I'm so happy to see her get baptized, something she's wanted for so long. So,, that will be a great day to see her be baptized.
So yeah, this is the Lords work. We've seen so many blessings here in this sector. And as the cambio (change? Transfer? Somethign like that) comes to a close, we have no idea what's gonna happen. So we're pretty sure Elder Jorgensen is gone, he has been here for 6 months. But we also think they might close one of our sectors (4 sister missionaries are coming in, and like 17 elders are leaving), and take one of us out and one from the other companionship out, then join the 2. We basically don't know what's gonna happen, but I'll be sure to keep you guys posted. So that's about all I have for you, I've included some pictures of the baptism, and from today (we went back up the the hill of the Virgin Mary). And by the way, I don't know if you guys have noticed, but during this next week I'll be turning 6 months old in the mission! Time flies! So I love you all, the church is true, and I'll talk to you all next week!The Pictures
1)Me, Elder Viana, Elder Christensen, and Elder Jorgensen
2) Us with Gonzalo and his family
6)Dogs! So we went up to the hill, but this time we walked from our house with like 10 new converts. So like 7 dogs followed us all the way up the hill. And we passed this perrera, also known as a chilean dog pound. So thats why theres a ton of dogs there. And the dogs here chase cars, and when i say chase, they run alongside cars going down the highway going like 50mph, and bit at the sides. Its actually really funny, yet dangerous at the same time.
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