Baptism fotos
We're having a little bit of a crocodile season. They are everywhere!!!
Hno Renyk officially a member! (we gave him his first tie haha!)
Church with random members
Andres ran up right as it took the picture and this is what happened... Hhahha sooo funny!
Hna Canedo loooves taking pictures of me. I feel a lil weird, but also it's fun haha.
Picture of us today walking to internet haha
Helllloo!
This week was soooo darn good and sad and great and just all around really amazing.
Sooo first I want to write more about the Sanchez Fam. They are from Venezuela and were working on their papers and stuff to live here. Well, when we invited them to be baptized, we put that date for the 4th, this Saturday. BUT the devil knew that these people would be converts, and real converts to the church, so he attacked them hard. In the same week that we met them, Hno Renyk lost his job. They use all their money paying for their one yr old and their immigration papers, so they were already really poor. Hermana Alejandra tried making lunches and dinners and selling them, but no success. They were both sooo worried and it was seriously so sad to see them like that. THEN the next they got the news that if they didn't pay a certain amount for their apt, they were getting kicked out. The same week they got the worst news. If they didn't pay a certain amout, Hna Alejandra (who had less time in Panama) would have to go back to Venezuela on February 1... THREE DAYS BEFORE HER BAPTISM!!! When they told us, it was only 4 days before the first. So we did something a little crazy. We invited them to be baptized the next day! And they both said yes! They actually wanted to have a fast first so instead of their baptism being that Sunday it was Tuesday Jan 31. It was soooo darn beautiful. They told us after that when they entered the water, they both felt so much peace and love, and everything was just quiet and calm.
The next day, Hna Alejandra left for Venezuela. She was really awesome about it! But when we said our goodbyes, we both had written a letter for each other and it was sooo special! The only sad thing is that Hno Renyk is sooo depressed. He is still looking for a job, but it is really hard on him being away from his family.
In church on Sunday, Hno Renyk bore his testimony and it was sooo powerful! Like I was crying. After the Bishop had a meeting with us and told us we had to start training him how to be a super member, like the little things because he is going to be a strong leader in the church.
I literally cannot believe how blessed I am to be a missionary. I especially cannot believe how blessed I am to have had this amazing experience, to get to know this amazing family, and watch how their faith has grown. I know the Lord loves each and every one of us soooo much and He truly has a plan for us to make us so happy!
I love you all sooo much!!
Love Hermana Hallsted
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