Well the work is moving along here in Vila Galvão! We had several neat experiences this past week and it was really great!
Here in Brazil they have several English learning schools and one is called Wizard that a member of the church started up. Well, very close to our chapel there is one and Friday night we were passing by and saw some people in a classroom and the idea popped into my head to enter and see if they wanted to practice English with me. But we continued walking and after a minute I stopped and Sister Silva looks at me and she says ´´you want to go back and enter there too, huh?`´ That was a confirmation that the Spirit was telling us to go in and talk with them. So we returned and talked to the receptionist and she got the head instructor to take us into the 3 different classrooms and practice English with the students. It was really fun! A lot of them were amazed that a blond Californian was in there and they asked me a lot of questions and I got to share with them the purpose I am here and that the church is just around the corner. All the classes wanted to take a picture with us and it was a little strange speaking English so much hahaha but they spoke pretty good and it was a cool experience.
Sharing the gospel can be in small, unusual ways, but there is always a seed to be planted that can be sprouted at any moment.
We have an investigator, Manuela, who is a girlfriend of a member in our ward and she has been coming to church for 2 years. One day recently she was thinking and the question came into her mind, ´´Why not baptism?´´ and she couldn´t answer. She felt an overwhelming feeling that baptism was essential and that God has a plan for her. SO she will be baptized this Saturday and we are very excited for her! She is super happy!
I am so grateful to know that God is in every detail, every moment of our lives. That when we plead for help or for an answer, He will respond, but normally not in the way we wish or a way totally different than we imagined. He is kind and He is loving. I testify that He is our merciful Father and that Christ is our Master and Redeemer.
have a great week! and keep developing a relationship with our loving Father in Heaven!
love, Sister Giles
fotos: we had splits again with Sister Torres and Fuentes, they are literally the funniest.
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