this week I survived my first (and hopefully last) earthquake here in Chile. It was funny, because Monday night as I was sleeping, I suddenly woke up because I thought my companion was moving a LOT. I said, "hermana, are you okay?" she didn't answer but kept moving and I was so tired that I just turned over and fell asleep again. Well, the next morning our President called us all to see if we were okay, he informed us that there had been an earthquake in Concepcion, but it was a little one, like a 5.0, and that there wasn't any damage. I was laughing so hard. I was the only person in the casa that felt it, so really it was like nothing. But hey, pretty cool aye?
Presidente came to pick up Hermana Loor Tuesday night and to drop of my new companion, Hermana Alarcon. Hermana Loor and I basically cried all day. In the mission, your first trainer is called your Mama (for the hermanas) and your second is called your Papa. Hermana Loor only had one trainer, but she told me that she really felt like I was her Papa and that she really felt a love for Missionary Work now, and that she would forever be grateful. We cried and cried. But, we know that she needed to head home and get her knee working again so that she could come back stronger than ever.
My new companion is Hermana Alarcon, from Chile! She is from the North of Chile, and she has been out for about 8 months in the mission. She is really great and we are working super hard.
We had a conference of Hermana this last week with a couple of zones, and I got to see hermana nelson for the first time in about 7 months. It was a happy reunion.
Also one day this week we were contacting like ALL DAY. And it seemed like we had been outside the whole day, seriously. We didn't enter into a single house. At about 9 o'clock, my companion looked at me and said, "this sucks, we don't have a single investigator for today." I said, "hey, we still have half an hour, where's your faith?" and I am not even kidding you, the VERY NEXT HOUSE WE KNOCKED OPENED THE DOOR AND LET US IN. What a miracle, seriously. We found this cute little family, and Dad and his two daughters. We sang them "Families can be together forever" and taught them about the Plan of Salvation. We have another appointment scheduled with them this week, so we will see what happens. But it was a super cool experience, that God really does answer our prayers and sometimes just likes to test our faith and patience, right?
also this week, We got to help at this Festival here in Temuco, Called the Fiesta of the Nations. They had a booth set up for the United States, so all of the Gringos in Temuco got to volunteer at the booth and answer questions about the states. It was super cool, but I am pretty sure I got asked the question, "and how do you feel about your new president?" more than 100 times. #trump
this chileans are super interested in our new president, probably more than I am. hahaha.
butttttt yeah thats basically all that happened this week! It was a good one. I like it here a lot in Llaima, Temuco. I still get lost a LOT, but God's helping me and I know we are going to see miralces here. yaya!
have a GREAT WEEK! LOVE YOU ALL
HERMANA POYFAIR
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