Buenos Dias!
This has been an awesome week here in los Baños del Inca.
This week we had the awesome opportunity to fast with a few of our
investigators. We taught Arturo, Victor, and Diana about what it means to fast
and they were super excited to fast in order to feel the spirit more fully in
their lives. To fast is to abstain from food and water for a certain period of
time. We typically fast for 2 meals or about 24 hours... but Jesus Christ
faster for 40 days. In Isaiah 58 it explains to us some of the blessings of
fasting. If we make a small sacrifice of hunger and thirst our Heavenly Father
will help us to feel the Spirit more abundantly and will help us with what we
need. Obviously to fast we are not commanding God but rather we are showing to
Him that we are willing to sacrifice a little in order to receive a little more
his help and guide in our lives. It was a truly awesome experience to fast with
them and hopefully they too felt this promised spirit.
This week we have also been working with a less active
family. Elmer Pajares (35) is a member of more than 20 years and his wife
Yhovana has been a member for about 7. However when they built the chapel here
in Baños about 4 years ago they went inactive, or in other words they stopped
coming to church. They recently had a child, little 6th month old Alejandro,
and are now super excited to become active once again in the church. In
addition Yhovana has a 20 year old daughter Shilly who we began teaching just 2
weeks ago and has already come to church twice with her family. She listened to
Book of Mormon stories from her mom when she was a kid and she has a ton of
interest. She really seems like someone that God has been preparing to receive
the gospel from a young age. God knows when and how to plant the seed so that
at the right time, these people come unto Christ. All is still amazing here in
los Baños and mission life goes great.
Gracias a Todos!
Elder Jack Vassau
PS In other news today I went to a restaurant that sells
food from the jungle and I ate a paiche stew. Maybe you remember the Arapaima
from River Monsters (see picture below). Well it was pretty cool!
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