Week 82: Do Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly with God.

 First, we´ve start to work in a new area called "La Conquista." It´s a new part of Cúcuta, so it´s in the first stages of a neighbourhood on a border town. They are houses of tin siding and wooden slats with dirt floors covered with a tarp. It surprises me that some people can actually make that look and feel comfortable! Hapiness has very little to do with your resources, but much to do with how you use the resources you have. We went on Tuesday and again on Friday, and both days were very fruitful. Our ward mission leader lives there, so we should be able to give a lot of hope to these people through the restored gospel. There is also lot´s of service to give, like throwing frogs out of the houses when it rains!
   Our military investigator is taking big steps towards discovering the truth. He says that before, he had connections with very high places in the venezuelan military, and proved it to us too. We saw him in pictures in his military uniform with dignitaries like Hugo Chavez, and the former head of the department of defense. He says now he is here in Cúcuta, and as he can´t go back for being part of a resistence group, he feels that this is the moment for him to get to know God before he goes back and resumes his fight. We are introducing him to the Book of Mormon, which will help him to know how his ancestors dealed with threats to liberty, namely captain Moroni.

   Well, I was thinking, and it never ocurred to me to ask you what you guys want to hear from me?

   I want you guys to know that God lives and loves us. His gospel enrichens and enlivens and fixes life. I Have a huge testimony of that. Micah 6:8 has become my favorite scripture. When you know why, it will change your perspective on the gospel and how God can guide your life.

-Elder Lewis
 

Such a good picture... This is "La conquista," a new area we´re working in. Pure houses of tin siding and wood. And no roads:)

There was a little bit of rain on thursday night... we had water up to our knees haha!

and the next day... jaja! 

 This last one was an activity that we did in the ward about a month ago:)

(Elder Goncalves and Elder Lewis in white in the font, Elders Prestwich and Gulla in the front explaining baptism)