Hi everyone!
I don't have much time, but just wanted to tell you real quick
what happened last Tuesday. Hermana Carias and I were leaving to go on
divisions to Tatumbla- which is about a half hour away from our area.
Since it's so far, we were both leaving there together and then would be
in 2 trios with the 4 hermanas there (Normally when we do divisions, we meet somewhere that is like 10
minutes away for each person, then split up so there are people in my
area and the other area).
The bus was really full, so Hermana
Carias sat down and I sat in front. The lady next to Hermana C looked super
excited to meet her- turned out it was someone from our area who she had
met before when she was on divisions and had said she would call her
and then promptly forgot (story of our life) so it was awesome the Lord
had his hand to help us meet this woman again. Hermana Carias kept
talking to the lady, but since I was sitting in front of them it was
kind of awkward and dangerous (Hondurans are crazy drivers) so I turned
back around. I saw the woman sitting next to me- looking out the window
and I felt that she felt uncomfortable sitting next to me, so I decided
to talk to her.
I found out her name was Yohana. She had gone to Teguc. to get
vaccines for her son who has an allergy. She had taken the day off of
work (and does once a month) so she can get this medicine for her son
and bring it back to him. She was pretty closed off- immediately telling me she was Catholic
and is happy in her church but seemed interested to know that we are
volunteers serving for 18 months, and that the prophet chose where we
served. She got off before us, so I gave her a card. I didn't bother
taking her information, figuring that we weren't in her area and she
had said something about her neice being a member so I just told her to
go to church with her.
Then I met up with Hermana Tooley and Hermana Campos and
we went to work. Hermana Campos said we had to take a bus, so we took a
bus and stopped by a members house. Then we went up to a house and
Hermana Campos shouted,
"Buenas!"
When out walked Yohana who looked a little bugged until she saw me. She
was surprised, then looked really excited. "What are you doing here?"
I
had no explanation other than I was sent from God. I hadn't told
Hermana Campos about what had happened, I was just following her lead. I
found out later that the member we went to was her neice. At the
member's house Hermana Campos had met Yohana's kids and had always
planned to go back to the house to meet the Mom, and Hermana Campos had
chosen the exact day that I had met her, at a time that she normally
wouldn't be home because she normally works in the afternoon to contact
her.
Isn't God incredible?
Long
story short, we went in and taught the first lesson. Her son and 2
nieces were there and we were able to invite them all to be baptized.
I'm not sure if they will be baptized this month, or if they will
progress, but I do know that a miracle happened, and that we touched her
heart and mine.
Love you so much! Have a great week!
-Hermana Snelson
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