Well, time is just going by really fast, which makes it even harder to remember what goes on in a week. So, we'll see how this goes!
Last Monday, we had an FHE with a less active family from El Salvador. The mom was telling us about why they moved from there and it was actually a terrifying story. Basically, I am so grateful for this country we live in, the freedom we enjoy and protection we receive. The hermana said, many Americans judge the immigrants by just saying they come and feed off the system, which may be true in some cases. But the majority are actually here because it's better than where they came from.
Tuesday we went to the cardiologist! I forgot what it felt like to be the youngest person in the office by like 50 years. The phlebotomist said they never think it's the young one that's the patient. Haha! Also, we were there for forever! But we met a cute little Colombia lady. She sat next to me and made a comment so i knew she spoke Spanish. I responded in Spanish, and she was so shocked! It was awesome! We went to visit Esperanza Rojas in a care facility. She's been there for a couple months now. She's not doing very well at all. I was hoping I wouldn't have to be here when she goes, but they way it's going, I'll probably be here for her service. We saw her Tuesday, and she was still semi-ok. The Pajaros visited her on Saturday and she'd been moved to the second floor because she needs to be watched closer, and now she's hardly keeping her eyes open. When we went by, we showed her the video "Sunday will Come". I love that video. I know that her Sunday will come, and I'm so excited to see her again in the next life. She really is such a miracle story.
Wednesday we went to a park to find some new people, but by the time we made our rounds, we hadn't found anyone. And then as we were walking to our car, a guy stopped us just to say that we were lovely young ladies. So we politely accepted the compliment and explained why we are so lovely. He seemed pretty interested, and so we invited him to church. We also got to see Vicky! And we set a date with her! She's so special :) and then! She didn't come to church... Satan gets at her really bad. Hence, she's pretty special.
Thursday we had an appointment with the guy we met at the park, and then he didn't show up. So that was lame.
Friday we had two parties! Back to back. It was funny! Harvey was at the first one and asked us why we had to leave. We said we had another party to get to and he said, "whoa, I wanna be a missionary!" At the second one, it was a birthday party for one of the young women. We knocked on the door and she answered it and saw it was us and then said "the parents are in the back, I'll show you". Oh my goodness, did that make me feel old! I told that to all the parents and they had a good laugh about that.
Saturday we walked and walked and walked. But we made a good song! "Saturday is a special day, the day that no one is outside! So we'll walk over here, and we'll walk over there until there's someone to talk to!" Oh ya, good times!
Sunday was awesome! So, we called the guy from the park, Eduardo is his name and we got him to come to church. We had told Ivis the night before there there might be a couple new people and asked if he'd watch out for them. Eduardo was late, and we didn't get to sit by him. During the sacrament, I saw Ivis move over to sit next to him and heard him explain what the sacrament was and then explain other things throughout the meeting. We talked to them after and it turns out their even from the same country! It was perfect! I was so proud of Ivis for stepping up and looking out for a fellow brother. I have loved so much staying here in Naples long enough to see the people progress after baptism. We have some really great converts here!
Well, that's about it! One more month. We got this! I'm not freaking out. At. All.
Los quiero!
Hermana Despain
We found a snake! It didn't move, so we aren't sure if it was really alive. Or maybe it was just cold or something.
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