Well, another week has passed. I am very tired.
One of the most interesting things is how some mission days go swimmingly, and others seem to flop. On Wednesday, we were working hard trying to talk to people and visiting everyone we could think of, and nothing was happening. No one was home, and everyone on the street was shooing us away. (My favorite is when they are standing on the street, doing nothing, and when you approach they say "Estou com pressa!"--I´m in a hurry!--and they shuffle two or three steps away and stop again.) We were getting a little frustrated, and so we stopped to say a prayer. We basically asked to just find one person who would progress and become a solid investigator. Right as we ended our prayer, we both spotted this woman walking and both of us felt "HER". So we went up and, walking alongside her, introduced ourselves and asked her name. She looked at us, glared and shouted "Não quero nada!" (I don´t want anything) and then ran away. Sister Warburton and I looked at each other a bit confused, because we thought for sure she was the answer. But as we turned around and headed back up the street, we met the real answer--this delightful lady named Conceição, with knee-high bright red boots. We talked to her for about 20 minutes and set up a return appointment. So the moral of the story is, the eleitos wear red animal skin boots.
Marta is still progressing well. On Tuesday we had a kind of "break through" lesson with her where we learned a lot and now know better how to help her. She said it´s like she´s on a path with little lights on the side, and every day they get bigger and brighter, and soon she´s going to be able to see the path with perfect clarity.
Marta also cured my cold this week. She made me this "tea" thing... Here´s how you make it. Chop up:
-1 onion (with the skin). Purple onion is best.
-3 to 4 garlic cloves (also with skin)
-1 lime.
-A chunk of ginger root.
Put it in a pan with:
-1 cinnamon stick
-Some honey
-A spoonful of suger (it makes the medicine go down...)
Stir it around and cook it a little, then add a few cups of water. Let it boil, and then drink it.
It wasn´t too bad.
We have a few new investigators who are really awesome. Andrea and Élvio. Both are from Cabo Verde. We met Andrea on the street last week and had our first lesson with her on Saturday. She met with us on her one break in a 12 hour work shift. She has been searching for the true church of God so she can get baptized. We have known Élvio for a couple weeks, and yesterday he came to church. He really enjoyed it and wanted to stay for all three hours, but had to go finish a group project for school that they worked on until 6 a.m. the night before (and he still got to church before 9!)
We had some funny moments this week as well. One night we were down in Center for a lesson, and then really had to use the bathroom. There are some free ones under the mall, so we went down and were waiting (both the stalls were occupied). We heard some of the loudest gas I have ever heard... and then a few minutes later this little old lady came out, fixed her lipstick, and joined her husband in the hall.
Sister Warburton and I have also worn out another set of rainboots. No more puddle jumping for us.
We also found out that my companion´s brother´s wife had her baby, so Sister Warburton is an aunt now. She was really excited. And then I was excited because to celebrate, she bought us both Chinese food :)
I hope you are all doing fabulously. The Church is true and I love you!
Espero que tenham uma semana felicíssima,
Com amor,
Sister Gidney
P.s. Check out this stick face we found when we were a little sad.
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