I´M STAYING IN MY AREA!

Wow! this cambio begins my last 6 weeks. Lets work!

I know God answers prayers! This past week was full of "Oh hna arave, we´re praying you dont leave this area!!" from many members. Everyone says that, but rarely they actually do it.. at least i thought... Then, in church, a young woman we are helping come back to church was asked to give the closing prayer! and IN HER PRAYER IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE WARD, THREE SETS OF MISSIONARIES, AND THE STAKE LEADERS... she asks the Lord to keep me here my last six weeks...

I think I cried harder than I have ever cried in my whole life.

Then, the call came!

Hna Verde went to MY FIRST AREA!!!:) In Santa Cruz!! :) HOW COOL!?!??!

I am training again, a nice girl named Hna Higham, WHO IS A GRINGA. I¨m so glad to have a gringa.. I was also praying to have a gringa my last transfer. God does know our desires!!! :) I am so excited to share my last six weeks with the people I have come to love so much!

This week, we found two new investigators who ROCK!! One, is a young girl who was born basically in the outback... she didn't even know there was such thing as God. Her name is Lucinda. She is now working for a family who are converts of 40 years, and they just moved here from Tupiza (the first chapel in Bolivia was built in Tupiza.) She is so great! we taught her how to pray this week, and she was SO EXCITED!!!!! :) She loves knowing that there is a God!! It is for sure a different experience though,... everyone I´ve taught here in Bolivia has had a religious background.... mostly catholic or evangelist... So I´m learning a whole lot!

Another one is names Yerson, he is 15, and his mom is less active. it was a referral from the ward, and when we went to contact him, he had these huge earrings in, tattoos on his arms, and a look on his face that said "why in the world are you here talking to me about this?? I have some sleeping to do!!"... but he accepted us back!! and when we went for the first lesson... he had completely changed. completely. took out his earrings, put on a shirt and tie, and he was humbled to the floor. He opened up his heart completely to us, and will be getting baptized! he didn't accept a date, but he shared his desire to get baptized, so I know it is only a matter of prayer! :)

this week was wonderful... And I´m so excited to find even more of God´s children that are waiting for this gospel!!

Lets get to work!

Hna Arave