Elder Pereyra and I had a good experience yesterday. We were talking to a few teenage boys, Lautaro and Cristian, in a passageway when Norma, a lady we had talked to a few days before, came out of her house and asked us "quieren tomar unos mates?" (classic Argentine way to invite you into their house). We accepted the invitation to drink some mates with the condition that we could drink something fresh (we can't drink mate, only soda or juice or water if it's life or death). Norma let us in and we had a great lesson with her and her family. She is hardcore Catholic and believes in Saint Death. But, she listened to us and agreed to let us come back. We'll see if the mate offer leads Norma to the living water of the gospel.
Two new investigators showed up at church this Sunday, Pablo Vega padre, and Pablo Vega hijo. They were a complete surprise as our only contact with them was 2 or 3 minutes in front of their house. More on them to come.
We've recently been teaching the Galarza family. They got baptized a month ago and live in a barrio about 20 minutes from where we live (it's called Barrio Bosch if you want to look it up. a small neighborhood close to Zarate). During a lesson with them, I kept seeing a little light flash on and off. I originally thought it was a light from a factory in the distance but I realized it was a firefly when it started flying around the yard! Fireflies! I'm fairly sure it was the first time in my life to see fireflies. I'm grateful for the amazing things that God has given us without us even asking for them. Fireflies make me grateful for God.
I love you all and hope that you can find lots of little things to be grateful for this week!
Love,
Elder Smith
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| Zarate from the Bridge |
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| The Bridge crossing the Parana River |
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| Me on the bridge |
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| The Elderes de Zarate (LtR: E. Naylor, E. Pereyra, yo, Elder Gonzalez) |
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