March
2, 2015
Hola hola!
Ok I have to make this email quick.
The week before from Sunday until Wednesday we were home
because it was Carnaval and it was pretty chill. We just studied and talked and
got to know each other, my companion and I, because I’m training and my
companion is super great. The rest of the week was a little hard but it
was good. On Saturday the floods came. Cobija is on the border of
Brazil and it’s divided by a river. It’s been raining a lot here and in Brazil
and so it flooded. There are a lot of parts of Cobija that are flooded.
It’s mostly the area of the elders and of the other hermanas, and we
spent all that weekend helping people evacuate their homes. I’ve never
seen anything like this. The water is literally up to the roofs of some
houses. There are a lot of families affected and they’re all staying in
the school buildings here or also in a big park that is in front of where we
live. A lot of members were affected and it’s amazing to see the church
come together to help those in need. There wasn’t internet in all of Cobija
last Monday so that’s why we weren’t able to write.
This week has been really good though. My companion
and I are working really hard and finding a lot of people to teach and we have
a few investigadores progressing and I have really been able to feel the joy of
working hard and being obedient and sharing the gospel and testifying to people
of the truth. My companion is a sweetheart and we talk a lot and have a
lot of fun and we both love these people. Please pray for Hermana Beatriz
who is mas progresando. Also please pray for Cobija and for all the affected
families. I’m doing really well, I love this work so much, and I love
Cobija. It breaks my heart to see the flooding here that’s the worst it’s
ever been before, but I know that in a way it’s helping the people come
together and help one another, and it’s helping us to be able to be more Christ
like and serve those around us. That’s all I have time to write. Now I’m
going to try to send pictures also because I finally have my camera fixed!
Love you all!
Con amor,
Hermana Tijerino
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NOTE: In order to protect their privacy the names of my companions, members and investigators will be omitted and their name tags obfuscated.
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