I received a new companion
this week, Sister Nunes!! It´s been really cool to be back with her
again! It´s not very often that you get the chance to be with the same
companion twice.
She´s a sweetheart. She´s been super sick though, so
that´s been kinda tough. And I think I´m coming down with whatever she´s
got as well, so that should be an adventure :)
Cassio
passed the sacrament this Sunday, which was the sweetest thing ever. He
absolutely loves the church and his new responsibilities, and even
recieved the calling of "Bishop´s Assistant," so he sits up on the stand
and runs (literally he runs....he´s so exicted <3) to get anything
the bishop needs. I am so proud of him.
We´ve
been teaching Talyta, and although she doesn´t feel the need to be
baptized yet, she has been enjoying the lessons and feeling the Spirit. I
know that God will touch her heart soon. We´re also teaching a man
named Sivaldo, who came to church for the second time this Sunday. He´s
an older man who lives alone. He has loved the warm welcome from the
members here in Poá. He told me "I´m going to come here every Sunday
that I don´t have anything to do...and I never have anything to do on
Sundays!" He´s the best :)
This week, we
contacted a referral in the neighborhood I had never visited before.
It´s a very poor neighborhood with a lot of problems. The referral
herself didn´t want anything, but as we were walking away from her
house, I felt prompted to talk to an older woman, Nilza, standing the
doorway of a humble house. She welcomed us in and explained that her
house had flooded last night and introduced us to her husband, who is
confined to a wheelchair because of a recent stroke. Although they
didn´t let us help with the flood, we shared a scripture and Nilza
thanked us again and again for lifting her spirits and said we should
come back to talk to them again. I know that God sends us to people just
when they need us, and that He is aware of all of His children in their
times of need. He knows exactly what we need and when we need it. And I
needed Nilza just as much as she needed us.
I hope you are all doing well and feeling the Hand of God working in your lives. He is so good. And He loves you.
All my love,
Sister Doyle
