So
this week has really flown by. I really feel like it was just yesterday that I
was emailing home! But quite a few great things happened this week!
On Tuesday we had to go
down to the hospital in order to get Elder Perez's ears checked out, because he
still can't hear all that well. 3 weeks ago he woke up and wasn't able to hear
me speak at all. He is doing better now and can function to some degree, but he
still can't hear all that well. But when we went to the hospital we met with a
doctor who is from Cuba who spoke Spanish with Elder Perez the entire time (He
is fluent in Spanish as well) and I was blown away by how much I could
understand. I always knew that Portuguese and Spanish were somewhat similar,
but I could actually follow the conversation and know what the Doctor was
talking about! Crazy!
On
Wednesday a few different cool things happened. In the morning we had to go to
the Central Hospital of Beira which is right on the beach to meet with a
different doctor, also a native spanish speaker. When she asked me if I
understood what she was saying, I replied, "No hablo." She just
busted up laughing and then continued rambling on in her Spanish to Elder
Perez. After the hospital, we decided to enjoy our time in that area, and we
decided to take a little time to do some studies on the beach! So gorgeous!
Have you ever read the Book of Mormon, in Portuguese, with a Mexican, on the
Beach, In AFRICA?!?
I highly recommend it. Later that night as we were walking around in our flooded area
with massive rain boots, we encountered a "venomous" snake (or so we
were told) just crossing the road. People began freaking out, so I took the
initiative and killed it. People here are really afraid of reptiles and
amphibians.
Do
you remember that story of the contact with the man whose house is in the
middle of a rice machamba that I had the super spiritual encounter with?
Well we went and sat with him on Wednesday night. Definitely a very humble and
spiritual family.
On
Thursday night we sat with a family named Lorenzo and Amelia and talked with
them about the Plan of Salvation. At the end of the lesson we briefly spoke of
the Law of Chastity and invited them to be married before their baptisms on the
30th of April. At first, the wife was very apprehensive and told us that the
baptism may need to be moved until next year so that they could prepare for
marriage and baptism. Then, out of nowhere, Lorenzo spoke up and testified
about how this is a commandment of God and how they NEED to follow it as soon
as possible. He told us that he would talk to his wife and try to help her
understand the true nature of Marriage and Repentance. Whoo hoo! They spirit
works miracles within people!
I
don't have a lot more time, but I just want to mention and say that the Lord
has been extremely generous in blessing us with 13 families that have both
Marriage and Baptismal dates in the coming month and a half. Please pray a lot
for;
Calisto
and Tania
Tony
and CarolinaJoao and Julia
Duarte and Eliza
Lorenzo and Amelia
Zacharias and Elena
Eduardo and Dusha
Buracha and Tereza
Souza and Adelina
Joao and Fatima
Shawn and Fransisca
Sergio and Katya
Celestino and Zinia
These
are the families that we have really come to love and we are helping them all
work toward temple marriage here in a year and a half or so.
I
love you guys so much!
Elder
Ryland Rash
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| Coconut water helps hydrate them during their long day |
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| This log path they have to walk down almost everyday |
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| Public bathroom just out in the open |
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| Beach in Beria |
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| Investigators house in the middle of a rice machamba |
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| Beautiful sky in Mozambique |
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| Durante and Eliza's family (investigators) |
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| Morning hugs |
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| Elder Rash made Easter Crepes for his buddies |
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| He was so proud of his crepes! |
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| Getting ready for some Futbol on P-day |
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| Indoor futbol arena on P-day |
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