Hey family,
Man, this week has been weird. I wrote last week about how
one of the sisters in our apartment was super sick and couldn't go out and work
in her area. Sister Ferguson and I had been taking turns going and working with
her companion in their area, so that they could have contact with their members
and investigators. It was really difficult because that meant I didn't work
with Sister Ferguson for 5 days in a row, and that meant we couldn't work in
our area as much as before. We were losing contact with investigators and we
were just overwhelmed. Even though we weren't getting out to our area very much
and I hadn't been with my companion for almost a week, I felt happy that I was
helping the other sisters. It's true that you are the happiest when you put
another person's needs before your own. Well, Sister Ferguson did not have the
same attitude about it. She hated being stuck inside with the sick sister and
frequently stressed that our area wasn't being worked. One night she broke down
and cried and said she didn't want to help the sister anymore. She even said,
"I'm sorry, I know this is wrong, but it ticks me off that you are
completely fine and happy while I'm falling apart over the situation." As
her trainer, I understood that this was super stressful for her, but I also
knew that Heavenly Father understood that we were trying to make things work. I
told her that I was happy because we were doing our best, even if it appeared
that our best wasn't enough. I told her, "Sister, I'm sure Heavenly Father
is going to help us make the most of the little time we have to work in our
area." Sure enough, the next day, we had two hours to work in our area
together and the coolest thing happened. We were sitting in our car praying
before going out to knock on a door, and a car stops in the middle of the road.
A guy rolled down his window and we recognized him as an investigator named
Chris that we had lost contact with during this crazy week. He hadn't answered
our phone calls all week, so we were super surprised to see him. He said,
"Church girls! I haven't been ignoring you! I've been working all week, so
I haven't called you back. In fact, I'm working right now. But I can meet you
at the park in 30 minutes." It was a miracle!
Heavenly Father helped us make the most of the little time we had to work in our area. We reconnected with an investigator and now Chris is progressing.
Heavenly Father helped us make the most of the little time we had to work in our area. We reconnected with an investigator and now Chris is progressing.
This week was stressful, but I can see a ton of tender
mercies of the Lord in this week! I'm so grateful that Heavenly Father is in
control and is helping the work here in Beeville!
Love
Hermana Angus
