One night we were just about returning home and we tried
this referral that we got from Church Headquarters. Well she wasn´t
home and we were walking and passed this woman who was walking with her
dog. Well it was night and we kept walking when all of a sudden Elder
Irineu said that we should talk to her and that maybe it was our
referral! So we turn around, and start speed walking at this woman,
something that we seriously try to avoid doing late a night to people we
dont know!! Well she turned around at that exact moment, crossed over
to our side of the street and started walking towards us. It was
perfect!!
Haha so we did a contact, she was super friendly and
invited us to come and talk with her family anytime, and that was that.
Well we went there on Sunday night and it was so cool, she lives there
with her sister (both are in their late twenties or early thirties) and
their mother. They were super receptive and we had a great lesson with
them. Well we returned this week a day before our marked appointment
with them (for reasons I will tell you later on in this email). We got
there and this woman wasnt there but her sister and mom were. She greets
us and one of the first things she says is that she was just really
needing a prayer at that moment and that we were an answer to her
prayer! So we went in, found out htat they had had a really not so great
experience with some distant family who had said some really cruel
things and that they were needing something to lift them up. Then we
found out that the other daughter, the one from the contact, NEVER
invited anyone from any religion to talk to her, least of all enter her
house to teach a lesson. Apparently she is pretty bitter about religion
and God, and so when we came the first time her sister was going to tell
us to come back another time, but her she called out and said that she
wanted to talk to us and hear what we have to say! So we found out it
was a miracle that she even talked to us that night on the street, and
even more so wanting us to come and teach her family! We felt really
blessed to have found them and we really hope that they will progress
and come to church! We have a lesson with them tonight so hopefully it
will go well!
So on Monday and Tuesday we worked like crazy
getting things in order and ready for the devotional with Elder Nelson
on Wednesday! On Tuesday the zone that is farthest away from the capital
(all elders and it is the only one farther away than my last area in
Itapetininga) came to sleep here for the night. Well at 4:58 PM, two
minutes before we close the office and email, we got this urgent email
from President saying that the devotional was cancelled and that we
needed to cancel all the transport and advise all the missionaries.
NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
It
was so heartbreaking!!! It turns out that on Wednesday the Police here
in São Paulo and 13 other states in Brasil were going on strike, as well
as the buses here and the teachers. So there was going to be just chaos
in the city and state here and the church and Elder Nelson were really
worried about our safety and missionaries all traveling on that day so
much. So they cancelled the meeting and also ordered all missionaries to
stay inside their houses the entire day. It just killed me. So we
scrambled and cancelled all the buses and vans we had ordered and went
about advising everyone. So we worked for the rest of that day and
bought food for lunch and everything for the next day. That morning
President called us and told us we could go to the office since it was
so close to our house and work there but atfter 5 we had to come back
home and stay there. So we came here, but since we had done all our work
the day before planning to not be in the office, we didnt have a lot to
do. But that is ok! It was pretty boring, but I was able to study a lot
and read some talks online. Haha so i was super bummed, but completely
understand why they had to cancel it. The rest of the time here this
week has been interesting, I found out that there are going to be some
pretty big changes with the transition to President Farnes, I will have
to do some things and have more responsibilities that right now Sister
Martins does, so that will be interesting. And the church is changing
the systems for a couple things that I do so I will get trained on that
as well. Overall it will be pretty crazy !
Well besides that not much else happened this week,
as always sorry about all of the typing and grammar mistakes, it is
difficult to correct them when I have such limited time!
Love you all!!
Elder Carney
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