Apartment Troubles!

Last week I got to play a little bball again. That was very needed! :) One of these mornings, we are going to bike to a court so I can play.

On the street where we live!

 

This week we did a TON of finding and contacting. On Monday night we had a ton of success.  One of my favorites was Ines. We were walking down this street and I saw a 12 year old girl shooting a basketball a little ways away. Of course we went to go talk to her and found out her name is Estela. She is so stinking cute, and knows Spanish! All we did Monday night was get to know her and give her a card. It wasn't until last night that we decided to go back.

Last night it was about 8 o'clock and I just had this feeling in my gut that we were going to find one more new investigator for the week. We talked to some drunk guys and then decided to head back to kind of where we live. Then we thought, why not pass by Ines again, maybe her family is home. We had a sweet member with us, Hermana Castillo. As we drove up, I was feeling very hesitant, I don't know why. Then we prayed and went up to the door. Ines' mom ended up coming to the door and she thought we were her sister so she kind of yelled at us, haha.  Then she realized who we were and she was a different person. She let us come in right then and teach her and her daughter! She was so open to us and wants to come to Bible Study on Thursday and have her two kids go to mutual. She said she is Christian, but hasn't been to church in a long time. At one point she said, "You seem so happy…what do you have?" It was so cool! Then we were able to kind of prep her for what we would expect from us meeting with her as well as ask her expectations. She was so nice though...so that is Estela and Ines!

Bible Study- My Fair Lady anyone? :)

 

We had kind of a heart break with Maria Garcia. She rode her bike with us to a park and we had a lesson (oh man, it was funny riding with her to the park). :) Sad part is that she doesn't want to come to church anymore. She said she still wanted to meet with us, but doesn't want to change her religion basically. That really was a heart breaker because Maria is amazing and honestly I don't know what more we can do for her. She is just not ready. I realized this week that sometimes all we do is set the foundation for someone and sometimes we get to be a part of the baptism process. Every part, however, is absolutely worth it!

 

 

Alfredo and his little puppy...he loves to lick like crazy!

We also probably won't be meeting with Neftaly anymore. He is always drunk when we go by, but he really made some progress this week. He really opened up to us, but he isn't quite ready either and he moved. We taught our adorable Alfredo and his mom. We might have to wait until next month for his baptism, because he still hasn't come to church. We have rides for him, but he is never ready when the rides come. :) That's an 8 year old for ya! He is very cute though!

Our investigator Raul is progressing poco a poco. It is so exciting! This last week, he read every single day, and he came to church! :) He is hilarious and I am trying to set him up with a lady in the ward. Our elders said he might need a couple new teeth before that happens. ;) I like his gold teeth.

We had leadership training this week. I had meetings for one day, basically all day! I was so proud of my comp though, because she had to make some phone calls in Spanish on her own. We are moving to texting and phone calls this week for her.

Rosa is adorable- she is the one with three boys. She is so respectful when we go there. All of the boys sit and listen. They are very polite! Rosa said she believes everything, but wants more time and to come to church before she will commit to anything. The hard thing with Hispanic people is that they are SO nice. Sometimes you can't tell if they are really interested or not. The only people I have had be mean to me have been white people. I am embarrassed for them sometimes.

 

Ana did not get baptized due to a few family issues, but will be in the next weeks. It had NOTHING to do with her testimony. She is so ready and really has this burning desire to be baptized. Did I mention how much I love Ana? She is so great!

Elsa Cano continues to amaze me. Although her husband still won't let her come to church, this last week we were able to teach her 18 year old son with her. He just had a kid and got out of jail or something. Anyway, she is doing all she can to progress on her own, like reading and praying.

Sandra and her family are doing AWESOME! We are having an FHE tonight with the Roblero family. Sandra is very excited about church things and always wants to go but can't drive. We are hoping they can make it to church this next week finally.

We had major issues with our apartment this week. Our air didn't work for a week and a half...you can probably imagine it was pretty miserable. Next there was a sewage back up and our shower wouldn't drain.  Then black stuff that smelled like rotten eggs started coming up out of the drain yeah...nasty. It took a few days to fix, so I have been counting my blessings since.

 

 

President and Sister Miller came to our apartment for interviews this week. It was so nice. They are seriously some of the most loving people I know! :)

Favorite food this week was Hermana Sanchez's homemade flour tortillas and beans! :)

I am still loving it here and am really appreciating the prayers and support!
Love Hermana Bubba Nye