Anda Peru

It`s hot... and when I say hot I mean hot! Out of nowhere San Juan de Lurigancho upped the degrees and we are now in Summer.. although at night when then sun goes down it is still pretty cold.. I know I say this a lot.. but where does the time go? 16 months in Peru and only 2 to go until I will be not only dreaming of a white Christmas but living it.

This week I have had a lot of time to reflect on my time as a missionary and really look at the changes I have made.. and there is nothing better I can imagine doing... The experiences I have had have truly changed who I am and have changed who I will yet become.. I have come to love the Gospel more fully and more intensely than before, and I couldn`t have asked for a greater blessing than that. 

During the week we had some really great experiences..On Wednesday we were able to do service for a sister that is in a wheelchair and her husband left last week for Venezuela. We had one of those ¨First observe, then serve moments¨. At first we were planning on helping her make earrings, because that is her work right now, but entering the house we made an observation and decided to clean and organize what we could. After 2 hours and a house much cleaner we helped her start making her earrings. Her daughter Adizela who is 17 has been really close minded and cold with us.. but after seeing how we helped her mom she really opened up. She is less active, but we are praying that little by little she will open up.

Edith and her sister Alejandra are doing ok.. I would say Alejandra is a little better. Edith hasn`t come to church since the first week we met her. She still listens and has desires to be baptized, but she isn`t fully putting in her part.

One of the best experiences we had this week was Thursday... we were a little late leaving the house in the afternoon and then every single one of the lessons we had planned fell through.. we needed to stay close to the house because we were going to do divisions.. so we thought about it for a while withoutmuch success.. I then remembered a great contact that we had made the week before so we headed to her house. To our surprise she happily opened the door and invited us in. Felicita has 4 kids from 8 to 27 years old. Her husband passed away 6 months ago and she has been struggling a little bit. We talked about the plan of salvation and the Spirit was strong. We really feel as if she will progress. 

I`m thankful for the time that God gives me to learn.. every moment we have is really precious..so let us not waste time being sad, angry, resentful, but let us rather enjoy the peace and joy that the gospel brings. I love you all so much!! Take care!

Hermana Imbler