Our Prayers Are Heard‏

Good Afternoon Everyone Out There!

I think I'll jump right to the point without further delay:

Ismael Ramirez came to Church yesterday! He was well-dressed and just ready to go, and it was so good to see him there. He fit in so well with the members, he participated in the classes, he looked just so happy. I was so happy also. So! As long as he keeps up his progress, he'll be baptized two weeks from Saturday!

I say that our prayers are heard because a lot of you have written me this week saying that you've been praying for Ismael, and I'm so grateful for it. Your prayers have blessed him and strenghtened him and God has heard them. Thank you!

Ismael is still definitely the strong point of this week. Other than him, we're still really struggling to find new investigators. I'm wanting to try some changes in the work to see if we can't involve the members a little better, though we do work with members (it's just not turning up many results....). We did have a random miracle happen this week though:

We were walking in the street just going about our day, heading to a plan we had, when a random woman just stops us and says, "I have someone I need you to visit that said she wants to receive the missionaries." I'd never seen this woman before, and when we asked, she told us that she's an inactive member from the other Ward (that lies in the South Mission), but her friend lives here within our boundaries. So, we went to visit her. It turned out to be a 19 year-old girl, so we're for sure taking male, adult members with us to avoid any possible awkward situations, but she turned out to be someone who's genuinely interested and feels a need to grow closer to Christ in this moment. Sadly, we haven't been able to find her again due to the fact that her sister is in the hospital and they go there very frequently to visit her. But I have faith! I think she'll be the next Ismael.

The Lord is very merciful. with us and He knows better than any other what we need. We're going into the last week before changes and I'm just preparing to do whatever He asks me to do. This is His work and His mission, and I'm just a piece in it. I know that if I serve my best in the circumstance He's put me in, that there will be results.

Today was a good day to get together with some other Elders and play some hardcore soccer. And eat super delicious lunch. 

I guess that's all for this week. Keep the faith!

I love you all.

Sincerely,

Elder Harris