Hey everyone!
So
there are a few things that happened this week that we just did not see
coming. Well, the first one I did see coming. And what was coming at me
you might ask? Three huge angry Ecuadorian dogs. Oh my, I almost died. I
was on companion exchanges and in a new sector with another Hermana,
Hermana Franco, and we are just walking down the street when these dogs
come at us...ahh. I saw there big teeth and everything...ahh but it's
okay. They didn't bite me...but I almost had a heart attack. And then
like the same thing happened the next day...but only with one dog, but
still...Ah I've never had so many problems with Ecuadorian dogs
before...but it's okay. I hope that was the first and the last time that
happens!
Second
thing we did not see coming...so my companion and I are just walking to
lunch on Saturday when this big gust of wind hits us and my companion
is like "something got in my eye" We try and get it out with water for
like 10 minutes, we try with eye drops, we try everything but my
companion like cannot open her eye because it hurts so much....so we end
up having to go to the clinic in Manta so that they can get these
little rocks out of her eye. I could see them but we couldn't get them
out. We go to the clinic and guess what...no ophthamalogists because
it's Saturday and no one is working...we go to like 5 clinic and call
like 7 phone numbers (which were all incorrect by the way) and nada...We
finally end up at a clinic that attends to emergencies 24/7 and they
come and help my companion....they cleaned out her eye and took out 5
little rocks! Crazy! And then there were problems with how we were going
to pay and all sorts of crazy things...because that's how things go
with me...they are always crazy...I think Heavenly Father thought it had
been too long since I'd had a crazy nursing adventure so He gave me a
new one....I don't know why these things always happen to me...I think I
attract them or something...haha but then we left the clinic, my
companion with an eye patch of gauze on and we go home so she can rest.
It was hard because we wanted to go visit the people who were going to
go to church the next day but we couldn't. The hermanas from Jaramijo 2
helped us out but it was still a bummer. The next day we went to church
(yes my companion with her eye patch, but with sun glasses on) And
everyone thinks I like punched my companion in the face or something
haha not really...but yeah. Not that many of our investigators went to
church BUT the Lord is never in debt with His blessings.
The
third thing we did not see coming were ALL the blessings. On Sunday we
visited a recent convert who has familiy members who are not members
that we are going to visit. We also met a less active that wants to come
back to church whose children aren't members so that's good. And then
we topped off the night with a miracle. So we were looking for someone
to teach and we went by a contact we had made but she couldn't meet at
that moment so we left and stood under a light post to look at a message
we needed to send. While we were standing there, we hear "Hermanitas"
and this little kid had called to us. I didn't know who it was but we
went over there. The sister said she was a less active and she lived in
that house with her friend and her friend's family and they had plans to
go to church that day but they couldn't because her sister dropped by
but they were going to go......! Like by their own free will. And this
was amazing. The Lord answers prayers, and not just that, he just freely
gives us tender mercies because that day in the morning I was like "Ah,
why is it so hard to get people to come to church sometimes? Sometimes I
feel like it's like pulling teeth (haha try explaining that phrase to
your companion in Spanish) I was like I wish we had people that actually
really wanted to go to church" WOW can you say perfectly answered
prayer? It was sooo cool! And the couple is married and has an 8 yr old
and a 2 yr old and they are excited to learn more and go to church. Wow.
Such a miracle. I know that the Lord is preparing people and I know
that He is never in debt with his blessings. Keep your head up, the Lord
wants to bless you. Have a great week! I love you guys!
Love,
Hermana Roylance
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