The Mission Life

 We have a water tank filled with chorro (tap water), which we use to bathe and wash dishes when the water goes out. On this day we accidentally left it open and it started overflowing. I hurried to turn it off and then ducked under to catch the last few cooling drops of water. :)

Wasn`t General Conference good? I think the Sunday morning session was one of the best sessions of conference I have ever heard in my life. It had `Hermana Henrie` written all over it (figuratively, of course). I hope you all had a chance to listen and/or watch. Three of our investigators came (one of them came twice), which was INCREDIBLE and an answer to our prayers. What an incredible opportunity it is to learn at the feet of living prophets and apostles. I know these men are called of God to be special witnesses of Him.

Funny story of today, Hna Infanzon and I had been collecting plastic bottles (the 2 liter kind that trae juice or Kolashanpan soda) to give to a family that sells them to be recycled. We each had a giant black garbage bag of bottles (we`ve been collecting for quite a while, ever since I arrived in Apopa 5 months ago). We were walking down the street with these giant bags (my size) over our shoulders. My arm got tired so I went to swing the bag to the other shoulder without checking the traffic and WAP! hit a mototaxi by accident, probably scaring the bejeebies out of the poor driver, but he didn`t stop, just sped on while I stared after him, mouth open wide in surprise.

Just another day in El Salvador... :)

The work is moving forward. Grandma, sometimes I feel like `just` a planter too. But although we don`t always feel as if we`re seeing outward results for our efforts, I know every effort counts, and no work is wasted. Keep it up! Pray for mission opportunities, then take advantage of them. It gets easier with practice, I promise. We all just need a little faith to take the first step.

Much love,

Hermana Henrie

I drew the four hermanas misioneras in Refineria. Hna Cano is from Honduras near where Graig is. :) Hna Huamani es de Peru.

A little perspective... that is not dirt, it`s my sandal tan. haha all the members are concerned about how Hna I and I are `quemando` (literally `burning´ but contextually `tanning`) in the hot sun of Apopa. (Of course, we think it`s great, but here it`s considered beautiful to be white) Don`t worry, it could be worse. The hottest areas in the mission are in el departamiento de San Miguel and La Uniòn.

The four hermanas misioneras from barrio Refineria. :)