This week was a BLUR! We weren’t
even home until yesterday night.
LECCIÓN DE LA SEMANA: The most effective
way to minister is one by one. Have you ever noticed that people respond
differently when you give them your time and care? That is how Jesus
served.
Having been taught this important
lesson by our mission president, Elder Godina and I took a different approach
to our monthly trip to Chetumal. Instead of zipping from area to area trying to
secure baptisms and raise the zone’s stats, we implemented three new
ideas:
- A special council meeting just for the district leaders.
- Companionship trainings (arriving at the house of one companionship to study together a specific topic and strengthen them with practices)
- One on one interviews with the missionaries who haven’t seen much progress in their missions.
Doing this, we felt a renewed
strength and energy in the zone and even saw some miracles with the
investigators.
I know that when we choose to focus
on the INDIVIDUALS around us, we open up channels through which the Spirit can
strengthen and bless them. I saw this principle in action! I hope this week we
can all commit to be instruments in the hands of the Lord to minister to the
ONE!
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We had another arrival of new
missionaries! This time, it was our turn to go to the airport. We made
arrangements so as to enter the parking lot with the shuttle-van and not have
to pass security, but after waiting for the missionaries a while, we discovered
that they left the airport on the OTHER side of the fence, where we normally
go... Sigh.
After giving the new missionaries a
big welcome conference that lasted all morning, we headed off to the mission
home with the departing missionaries to have a farewell dinner. MAMÁ REYNOSO
MAKES THE BEST MEXICAN FOOD EVER!!
It’s honestly a little crazy to go
from place to place without seeing home-sweet-home in Valladolid! I love it,
and at the same time I miss my member friends in Yucatán! Every month, the
mission gives us a travel budget, which also serves for food and taxis
throughout our trips. In order to save on long-distance travel, we go in combi
instead of bus. It’s a little more cramped, but... I’m still young. X)
We got home last night because of a
little miracle - normally we travel from Chetumal to Carrillo Puerto and then
to Valladolid, but when we got to Carrillo, there were no trips to Valladolid!
The vans normally don’t leave very late, and it was already 6:30pm. By
providence, we were able to find one van on the other side of town that still
hadn’t left for Valladolid and had space for the two of us.
That’s all, folks! Thanks for tuning
in! I hope you all have a wonderful week!
Love,
Elder Carson
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