So big news first....I got transfered! I´m now in a city called Paraná, in Barrio San Agustín! I´m in the other province my mission covers, called Entre Ríos. I´m in a ward that is having a lot of success and baptisms, and my new companion is named Elder Richards from Washington. He has close to 18 months on his mission so far and is super fun to talk to and work with. Last night he showed me the area and we met one of our investigators and some of the members. One of the members he told me was a contact that we were going to teach, and as we clapped a woman comes out and starts yelling at us to get lost and to never to come back, then a man follows her with a gun pointed at us! But before I had the time to get scared or to book it he started busting up laughing and told me they were all members, and had a great time chatting with them. The members here are really cool from what I have seen so far, and I am suuuuper excited to be in Paraná! We have a Walmart and a McDonald´s, so I know I´m gonna have some fun :))
In San Cristóbal I had a great week as well. We put Lorena Ortiz on date for May 4th, and Elder Fowles will work on having her kids be baptized with her since they seem interested. She is a great example of trusting in the Spirit to lead and guide you to those who are ready to follow the Savior and change their lives. We also found a lost wallet and went to the address that was on the i.d. card and found the owner and taught her and her dad a lesson and they were super attentive and down to listen to us! The dad opened up about his wife dying and started to cry, so we gave him a blessing and the spirit was so strong! It was nothing short of a miracle. We also fasted to have people come to church and a few hours later some of the church leaders from Rafaela called and told us they would be coming up to be in our church on Sunday, and they helped us get a less active man to come and we even had an investigator their too! It is so sweet to see the Lord answer our prayers, even when we feel like we are dropping the ball on our end. He will always help us if we let Him, so we should always be repenting and trying harder the next day to be better.
Also Elder Fowels and I got attacked by a mantis! He craweld up on my head and as we started to film him he attacked us it was so funny! Animals here are something else, as you can casually take photos with goats and horses while walking on the streets haha.
Well, that does it for me for this week. This week is Semana Santa, or the Holy Week, in which people remember the last week of Jesus´s life before His resurrection. I encourage you all to read in Ven, Sígueme (Come, follow me) and to try and focus on HIM this week as much as possible. I guarentee that you will have a better more spirit filled week. Read and pray!
Les banco,
Élder Englebright :)
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