Life without a comp

So things are going really well here but also things have been equally as crazy. We had transfers, and I will finally be receiving a NEW companion, emphasis on the new part, from Portugal!!! I am so excited!!! I don't know his name yet.... and he wont get here till about next week..... hahaha so looks like i am going to be enjoying the compless life here in Palmeiras a little bit more. This entails walking with more members and missing out on a lot of time in the area. Super awesome way to start out the transfer;) haha but its all good. I love it right now. At least i have water.

This week we didn't have any baptisms but i do want to share a quick story about one of our new investigators this week. So we taught him the restoration this week and then later we went to teach him about prayer and see if he actually did (i don't remember how to say this in ingles so bare with me for a sec) complete the invite that we left with him to pray about this church. So when we asked him he just looked at me for a second and then smiled and said " Yeah i got an answer" just beaming and then I asked what did it feel like and he said "i don't know, like you said something so different it is nearly impossible to explain but He was there, next to me, i felt it. A presence." wow. Those words touched me so deeply I just started crying.... hahaha super weird feeling just breaking down in the middle of Africa but it was amazing to see the hand of the lord personally touching the lives of our investigators.

When we do things with an open heart God can realize miracles through us. In this case im talking about my investigator Adilson, he prayed with an open heart and received a miracle. A sensation, confirmation of an existence beyond our capacity to understand. To me that's a miracle right there, to know personally that I know that this church is true, is a miracle that I wont ever forget.

Hope y'all are doing super well. No pictures this week but next week com certeza. Love you all. until next time(hopefully with a companion...)

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