Show Satan who is Boss!
How is everyone doing? I hope all is well :)
This week, not going to lie, was one of the harder weeks i have had here in the mission. To start, i got one of those gross things behind my ear again.... yeah gross right? Luckily it is going down and i dont think i will have to make Hermana Loza give me surgery... haha but it was a pain this week... Also...
Here in Santa Cruz they have a big party every year in January that lasts for a whole week. People from all over Costa Rica come to this party and everyone says it THE BEST. Well this week was the parties, and let me just tell you, for missionary work, it is not the best. No one was ever home, because everyone was always at the parties. Literally everyone. We would walk around the streets like little puppies just searching for anyone to talk to. Many times we would try to go talk to people at the parties, but then we realized that maybe its better to not, because almost everyone had drinks in their hands and were very drunk. It was hard to not have people to visit, and also to stop by investigator´s houses, only to find them sleeping off their hang over.
But we pushed and pushed. And kept working hard. We had the baptism of Yulieth and Tamara to work for right?? This is what was keeping me going.
On Wednesday we went to talk to their mom, and it went really well: We were able to let her talk about how she was feeling and in the end she said that if it was something they wanted, then she would let them, but that we needed to talk to their dad too. So the next day we were planning what we were going to tell him and everything when we received a text from the girls saying that their mom didnt want us to come over today, that she was feeling gross (oh by the way, the mom is pregnant) so we kept asking if their was any possible way and they said ¨No, when our mom says no, she means no, and if we ask again she will get mad¨. Great. So we tried again the next day. Nothing. The mom wouldnt even talk to us.
So we prayed a lot, and tried to think of anything possible that we could do, but we werent allowed in the house, and the girl´s couldnt get baptized without the signiture of both parents. So the only other thing we could think of was a letter, with the baptism forms in the letter for the mom to sign. We dropped them off and then prayed and prayed. That night, as i was thinking about these girls, 2 people i love so much, i felt at peace. I knew that for right now i had done my part in their life. I was able to find them, to start teaching them, and to help them find the truth. They know this church is true and i know that they both are firm and strong in that. So for right now, maybe baptism isnt part of their plan right now, as much as i would like it to be. But i feel very blessed to have had a least the opportunity to help them find the truth. something i know they were both searching for before.
so we didnt get to have this baptism, which is always hard, especially with the leaders calling asking what we did wrong.. But i know that this is just one of the parts of life. People have agency and we will keep working hard with them to keep them strong in their testimonies.
But with all this opposition, we were able to still see miracles, and this really is the beauty of this life and gospel, there will always be something that we can be grateful for, and miracles in every day. One day we felt very strongly to go visit an investigator and when we finally found her, she told us that one of her good friends had just died.. and so we were able to help her feel the spirit of hope again in her life.
Also one day when i was feeling down, I asked Hermana Loza what i should do. and she said ¨Be more like Peter Pan,¨ which as you all know is basically my name here. I sat their for a second kinda confused and then she explained how Peter Pan can only fly if he has happy thoughts right? So the only way i can fly in my mission and throw this life, is by having happy thoughts :) that was a nice tender mercy from her and now whenever i hear all the little kids yelling Peter Pan, it is a reminder to me of what i need to be :)
Oh mom i gave your finger puppets to the kids this week in church. They loved them!! There werent a lot there this sunday (because of the parties) but next week i will bring them again. they all say Gracias :)
Random fact, i ate armadillo. Haha it kinda tasted like chicken. Wasnt too bad :) hehe and yesterday i was talking to a man in the street, he asked me how long i have been here and i said 5 months, then he asked me if i studied spanish before my mission. I laughed and said no not at all. He was amazed, and didnt believe me so i told him to ask my companion. So he did and she just smiled and said ¨Yep its true:)¨ then he was like wow you are so smart, and i said ¨No, I am just a testimony of the power of God, and that miracles can happen.¨ we then had a talked for a bit longer and then he left. But after i was thinking about the miracles i am seeing everyday, and everything going on in this mission. It really is a testimony of who is in charge. I know this work is not my work, that i am just an instruament in the Lord´s hand. And this week, hand in hand with my Savior, i am going to show Satan who is in charge, and i know that we will see miracles this week.
I love you all sooo much! Everyone, show satan who is boss this week okay?
Love,
Hermana Peters
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This is the pet of one of our investigators.. a chipmunk.. haha
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| Peter pan :) haha this is a little peter pan doll this boy had. He is the son of a less active member and is soo funny. |
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