11/3/14 Here come the Holidays!

On Wednesday I got to go on an exchange with Sister Myler in Port Isabel.  She had only been in the area for a week. We went running for morning excercises and she decided to leave the keys in the house and leave the door unlocked while we exercised. We had a good run, but when we came back the door to the apartment was locked. We shoved and picked, and shoved, but it wouldn't budge.  We knocked on the next door neighbor to see if they had a card and asked someone who was leaving if they might have a card so we could try to break in. No one had a card. To our horror, we heard the lock from the inside move, and the door to our apartment begin to open.  I didn't how to react.  I thought our apartment was getting robbed and all I could do was act casual.  So a man answered and asked if we needed anything.  I said yes, and then awkwardly stood there, not knowing what to say, so I started a door contact, "We're sister missionaries . . . and. . . . " Then he said, Oh, the sister missionaries live back there," pointing to the next row of apartments.  Bewildered, we said thanks and found the right apartment door. :) What a great embarrassing moment. . .

 

This week was super good. We are helping Robert Lopez's mom progress, and her friend. We left her with the Restoration pamphlet and followed up on it.  She said she prayed about it and felt good, and wants to join the church. It was an incredible lesson and we can see the workings of God to prepare this family to enter into the fold. We are also working with a member's sister, names Griselda, who on the second lesson really opened up to us. We are also teaching Liz's daughter Ashley. 

 

It was Sister Vazquez's birthday on Thursday so I snuck out with Sister Barton from the apartment while she was praying at 10:20 and we chalked out Happy Birthday for her to see the next morning. Thanks Sharli, for the original idea about 7 years ago. We made her brownies, but still haven't had time to eat them. I don't know how we live sometimes, the Lord just takes care of us. We had interviews with President on Halloween and spent the night planning for the week, so nothing special. 

Hope you all had a great week!

Love,

Hermana Campbell