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| Sister A and Sister B!!! |
Hey errybody!
Hope you`ve had a great week! So I`m
still getting used to this keyboard, so bear with me. Haha. There are
all sorts of interesting Brazilian nuances that I`m getting used to.
Like walking everywhere. I knew it was
going to happen, but my body didn`t realize it. And in particular, my
feet. Those poor babies didn`t know what was coming. Day one in the
field was fine, with the exception of a few blisters.
Took care of those that night. What I wasn`t expecting was my feet to
swell up like a balloon for the next four days. It was super hard to
walk and very frustrating because I wasn`t tired or anything. It was
just that my feet wanted to abandon ship. Bahh.
So frustrating.
But like in everything else, the Lord
provides a way. Yesterday I asked the elders in our ward, Elder D
and Elder F, to give me a blessing after lunch. It was so great.
They said that my feet would improve and that
I would be able to continue on and do my best in the work of the Lord.
Immediately after the blessing I could feel the tension in my feet start
to go away and by last night I was walking like almost normal. Such a
tender mercy. And tender mercy equals a miracle.
Heavenly Father once again demonstrated His power and love in taking
care of me and the things I need. It just goes to show that He wants to
be a part of our lives, but we have to be the ones to let Him in. He`s
always there, it`s just that most of the time
we`re not listening.
So now my feet are almost back to
normal! Hurrah for Israel! My left foot is still a little swollen from
some sort of bug bite I think. Don`t worry mom, I`m using my sunscreen
and bug repellant. Except the other day I must have
missed a spot on my shoulder because there`s a stripe of red there.
Haha. But it´s all good in the hood.
Other miracles: We didn`t have running water for two days and now we do! You never realize what you have until it`s gone. Haha
Aaaaand. The gift of tongues. Holy
smokes that`s real. There is no way I would be able to be working here
without it. Every day I`m learning so many new words and phrases. Sister
A is super patient with me when I try to
explain things, which I´m super grateful for. It´s really funny because
most of the time everyone only talks to her until I jump in because
they think I have no idea what´s going on. Which is only somewhat true.
Sometimes I´m completely lost, but most of the
time I get the gist of what people are saying. We were talking to this
family sitting outside their house and they asked how long Sister A has
been here. When she said a year they flipped out, but when I said about 2
weeks they literally almost peed their
pants. It was quite satisfying. But Sister A is always telling people
that I understand more than they think. Ha. For example, we had lunch
(the biggest meal of the day here. we don`t really eat dinner) with a
really funny family. And as we were leaving the
Irma asked where Sister A bought her bag because I should get one like
it. The sister thought I didn`t understand, but I was like, wait. You
don`t like my bag??! The look on her face was priceless because she knew
that I knew what was going on. Mwahaha! It
was great.
But the people here are awesome! The
ward is great and there´s a lot of work to be done. We`re teaching a
ten-year-old named D that wants to be baptized but right now her mom
doesn`t want her to. So we`re going to talk to
Mama Bear and pray and have faith the Lord will change her heart.
Miracles happen every day here! We`re praying that she`ll be able to be
baptized this Sunday. Stay tuned!
Random business to answer your questions Mama:
No Chaco tan line yet. It will come though.
We have time to do language study most days.
We`ve got fans in our casa. Outside it´s
always windy so it doesn`t get too hot. I mean, it`s an inferno
compared to Oregon, but it`s the coolest area in the mission. In both
meanings of the word.
I use my DoTerra insect repellant and it
works well. I`ve started using it at night too because I think that`s
when some bug got to my foot.
As for skyping on Mother`s Day, I have no idea. I haven`t heard anything. Sorry!
Life is good. The Lord is great. Remember who you are and what you stand for!
Love you!
Sister Baker
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