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The other day
Hermana Austin and I were walking down the street and we found a frog. Wanilda
has a huge fear of frogs so, of course, I picked it up and walked like 10
blocks home to hide it in a bucket to show her. hahahah Pablo helped us but it
actually wasn’t that funny. She got so scared. She hid in her room and wouldn’t
come out. She got so mad. She didn’t want to talk to us. They don’t really like
jokes like that around here. She wouldn’t come out till we took the frog like
two blogs away. Now she won’t let us live it down about how terrible we were to
her... hahahah but we still thought it was so funny.
This week I
completed a year in the mission. I couldn’t believe it, we had a little sad
dinner and tried to not think about it, but I wrote some thoughts about my last
year in my journal and as I wrote I just really thought about all the joy and
hard times I have had in this year. I am really changing so much. I am nothing
like I was a year ago. I think you will all be pleasantly surprised when you
guys see me again.
I don’t know
what’s going on with the weather here. One day it’s sooo hot and the next it
soooo cold. It’s been raining the past three days which is just so much fun for
us to walk in the rain but the bad news is the Paraguayans like to sleep when
it rains so we didn’t do lots of teaching. But the Lord loves us so much. He
blessed us with many miracles this week. Some were just random. We were
walking sadly and we found a monkey. It was a tender mercy because I love
monkeys. It wanted to talk to us, unlike the people. Then later a nice less
active member let us in her house and gave us some malta and crackers. So don’t
worry. The members are taking care of us.
As far as our
investigators, we are trying to find new ones. Gretel didn’t come to church and
we don’t really know why, but we are trying to be really creative in looking
for new people. Really we are just talking to everyone. It was so cold one day
and I saw a lady sweeping. Satan told me “Don’t talk to her” so then I did. I
said hello and she said “I have my religion....” I said “Can we just share for
a min?” She said no..... we walked away laughing. God purposely sent me to her
to see if I would do it. She was so mean but I think part of being an old
missionary is that stuff doesn’t even phase me anymore. We just shake it off
and go to the next house and hope maybe they will want to listen.
I’m still
with Hermana Austin. This is week 6 of the change. I can’t believe how fast
time is going. Changes are next Wednesday. I’m worried. I’m so use to her. I
don’t want to change but I know that’s the only way we can grow.
I love you
all,
Hermana Ball
Ponderize: St John 14:27 I’m really excited about this one. I really need it. I realize I need to look for peace and accept that the Lord freely gives it.
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