Sister Audrey McBride: Week 70:Visiting San Vicente/The Stray Cat

On Tuesday, we had a large meeting with Elder Sergio Krasnoselsky and it was really spiritual! He gave us tips on how to work more efficiently as missionaries and I learned a lot!

Then On Wednesday we had District Meeting and a Zone Breakfast where everyone brought something. There was so much food and we consumed a little too much sugar that day. Funny story, there is a cat living in the chapel and nobody can get in out! It always finds a way to get back in! It was a little weird to see a cat walking through sacrament meeting on Sunday. A few times dogs have entered the chappel too and many times there are stray dogs walking around in grocery stores or in banks or on the trains- there are so many that they just do what they want. I always laugh and think- this would never happen in the States.

This week on Wednesday afternoon until Thursday afternoon and then the same Friday until Saturday I went to San Vicente for exchanges. Lots of traveling, but I always love my time in San Vicente. So many memories always come back to mind from the beginning of my mission. On Friday night we were able to visit Laura and Brian and thier family and it was so great to be able to talk with them. Saturday for lunch the hermanas in San Vicente didn´t have lunch so we were able to eat at a big Mozzarella Festival that was happening! It reminded me of the E-town fair a little with lots of different tents selling things.

Friday morning we cleaned the chapel as a zone. Hermana Medford and I were also able to move bricks for our investigator Oscar and we helped a member paint her fence. I love it when we find opportunities to serve!

We were able to find three new investigators this week! One was on Thursday after exchanges. We only had 3 hours to work and in that time we were able to teach Oscar, help him with his bricks, and a lady named Nora (38 years old) let us in too! She is really great and receptive and I felt the spirit and I loved teaching her! Her obstacles for baptism is that she works every Sunday and needs to get married to the guy she is living with.

Then on Saturday we only had 1 hour and a half to work after exchanges and we decides to go to an area that we normally don´t work in and knock doors. The 4th door we clapped, a lady named Vilma and her 10 year old grandson Thiago let us in and we were able to teach! I love it when miracles like that happen!

We were also able to teach an 18 year old named David who got baptized a few months ago but stopped coming. I think we got him excited about the church again because he came this Sunday and was even early!

Also, about Brisa, the daughter of Ricardo and Karla who was going to be baptized this Saturday, I haven´t seen her or anyone in her family since last week! Juan told us that Karla and Ricardo separated this week and Karla took all of her daughters to live in Don Orione. We don´t know the address and they won´t answer the phone! So sad that just this week that had to happen- but hopefully in the future the missionaries can teach them more!