Elder Sherle and I are still high off our baptism last week
and are having a great time. Success
comes through obedience and hard freakin work. ilose’! Speaking of high, we are
currently teaching a guy, that there is a way sicker kind of high and His name
is Jesus! Currently we are trying to
trade him a Book of Mormon to replace his joint. It doesn’t help that marijuana and a bunch of
other fun things are legal here.
1st Natural Disaster of the week – Experienced
our first earthquake here in Nicaragua this week. 7.4 big one/s. Elder Sherle and I were praying when it
started. Sherle thought I was messing around and was shaking the bed and told
me to stop it. He then realized he was
very wrong when the house started to bobble and books fell of the shelf.
2nd Natural Disaster - The change in climate and food have not been nice to Elder Sherle’s bowels. There is a wreak of a ketchup and onion smell from the question mark farts, provoking nostalgic memories of my first few weeks out here in the field. Elder Sherle’s first earthquake experience (this California boy is a pro) may have worsened his bowel situation. The 2nd natural disaster of the week may have been a “fear poop” right there on the spot.
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| Esteli River overflowed last week |
3rd Natural disaster – it rained so hard this
week that the Esteli River overflowed.
The river is probably 200 ft. wide and 12 feet deep. I included a picture of one of the bridges
being engulfed by the river. (No electricity for 3 days)
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| Esteli River flooding in August. (Rainy Season is May - Nov) |
Short thought. This
week I thought a lot about why bad thing happen to people? Why do we have to do hard things? Why does God give us challenges that we feel
we are incapable of overcoming? Us North
Americans have been blessed with a very easy life and the challenges we are
faced with are very different from those the Nicaraguan people are faces
with. However, no matter what your walk
of life, you will have to do hard things. Things that will make you stretch
beyond what you think you are capable of.
Inadequacy, uncertainty and stress are all part of a process that allows
us to become better and strengthen our relationship with God. It is during times of hardship and feelings
of inadequacy that reliance and trust in God gives us certainty and
capability. Grandma Jake's book mark never
lets you forget this. Proverbs 3:5-6.
Love all you guys.
Take it sleezy.
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