Monday, September 17, 2012

17 Sept 2012

How is everything?? Everything is going good here in the Land of Poções Bahia! We were working really really hard this week and were able to have another baptism. His name is Wellington, and boy oh boy! haha he is just a little rascal street boy. Totally one of these kids who grew up and is growing up on the street! But his sister is a recent convert and brings him to church so all is well. Elder Rudy got to baptize him and i did the confirmation. It was great.

Other crazy things from this week. We travelled to Jequié on Wednesday to have a zone meeting and that was pretty cool. I like going to Jequié because it is a cool city, and big. Sometimes i long to go to a bigger city because it is way different. Haha and Poções is so small.

That is cool that brother Magelsen knows about Poções. I think that the church has like 17 years here, something like that. It will be cool after my mission to show brother Magelsen some of my pictures and stuff.

Other than that the week was pretty normal. We worked like dogs and taught a ton of lessons. We brought this crazy cool old lady to church on Sunday. She only has one eye. And she was wearing a crazy Macumba ring. Like the voodoo stuff. We think that she may have lost her eye to macumba... maybe. Anyways, she is cool and crazy. This is the last week of another transfer, so that is exciting. I´d give myself a 99% chance that nothing changes here in Poções. We will just stay the same. But that is about it.

Sorry that i don´t have too much to say this week. It has been a good week, and a good 3 weeks as well. Elder Rudy is still learning portuguese and that is fun. This last week i got to see my recent convert Marcela, from Teixeira de Freitas because her family lives here in Poções. She was having difficulties but i was able to help and i hope that everything works out okay. But also because of this, we are teaching her mom now! So what do you know? haha Her mom is a good person, and her dad is insane! haha But it´s all good.

Next week my previous companions will start going home. Elder Ricker and Elder Hurst are both returning home now. It is really weird for me to think of that. But all is well.