Sunshine in My Soul!

Family!  This week had lots of highlights and also some I-need-to-pray-for-more-patience moments.

Everything from having 9 people in church! and hanging out with Mama Taty! to getting stuck up in Cacao until 8 at night (we normally go down at 4 or 5) because the last guagua decided he wouldn't take us because there weren't enough passengers, and it wasn't worth it for him to go down. And we tried to flag down anyone who would give us a ride for several hours with no luck. Finally, we found a ride with a guy who was going to the capital and we lived on the way, so we were in no way inconvenient for him, but he still made us pay $1000 pesos! (Jen says this is only $20, but it is like asking for $50)

Mesi and Chichi, the two cutest Haitian kids we teach

Jenna playing a card game with Isbeka

We have FOUR people scheduled to be baptized in November. This will be my first baptism since I left Azua, my first area. I am so happy! All four of them live in this itty-bitty town some 30 minutes walk above Cacao called Las Avispas. I can't believe how random and crazy it is that I am a bajillion miles away from my home in this random town to find all these people that have just been waiting for the gospel! I like knowing I'm being used in God's hands.😊

  A guy with his green guineos (bananas)

I am trying to learn There is Sunshine in My Soul Today in Creole. Hermana Lopez and I made an Oreo smoothie on Friday, and we've been running everyday we don't need to go to Cacao or have Church (which is like 3 days of the week, but) and we are working hard every day rain or shine. But lately there's been more rain ☂ than shine.

I love you family! I hope you have a great week.
Hermana Ludlam

I made an agenda for Hermana Rubio. She likes pandas.

and Alberto (recent convert) making fritos