So I have found 2 pretty convincing points
that the sisters of Alecrim have officially turned into monkeys that I think
you will find quite interesting -
GUYS THIS WEEK WE ATE SO MANY BANANAS.
Point 1 - For real there was one day that my companion and I received
a ton of bananas and then the other sisters in our house got some the SAME DAY
and I counted them all... in total 36 BANANAS GENTE. And I think I for sure ate
about half of them sozinha (alone). We got pretty
creative - bananas and granola, bananas com açai, bananas com amendoim (with peanuts), bananas com ovos (with eggs), bananas com rice and beans, bananas com
mais(with more) bananas.
Did I mention already how much I love bananas?
ALSO -
WE HAD A CRAZY MIRACLE THIS WEEK. So we were on the street
and we passed by this dad and his two girls and you know that moment when
you're like - wait I totally know them but I have NO IDEA how. When we made eye
contact with them, it was like this weird ripple of recognition passed through
everyone and we all smiled and said hi but then we were running to make an
appointment and they continued down the hill. My companion and I looked at each
other after we had passed them and were like wait... what was that? We have to talk to them. But when we turned
they were already about 100 yards down the road and turning onto a different
street and we're like, that would be SUPER weird to haul down there and track
them down but then we couldn’t deny that feeling and while we sat there in
indecision my companion just goes "don’t doubt – it’s the adversary making
you doubt!!" and we went sprinting down the hill to catch up to this
family. When we finally got to them and called them out the dad just turns and
starts dying laughing like what these girls are crazy, you tracked us down for
HOW LONG. But we managed to grab his address and phone number. BUT GET THIS -
when we arrived at his house I had this weird flashback and realized that it
totally wasn’t the first time I had been there. I realized that I had actually
taught his MOM, who was super strong in her church (like walks over 30 min
every week as a sweet 68 yr old lady ALONE) and had mentioned that she had a
son who lived there too, and who used to go with her EVERY week but that
something happened and he didn’t go anymore.
When she said that, I remember that it just stuck in my head
- like I GOTTA meet this son, but that we never met him and eventually stopped
passing by.
Flash forward and I realize that EDUARDO actually was that
son and I'm just blown away with how perfectly God organizes and plans
everything. And wow, is he really needing help.
This is a man who went religiously CONSISTENTLY EVERY WEEK
to church, visited people in their homes, earnestly prayed every day, had
perfect confidence in God - everything and then all of a sudden -
nothing. He lost his faith. It's interesting because he believes that God is
real still, but more in the way that He only acts and listens to OTHER people
and not himself. He has let so much time pass that he doesn’t feel worthy
enough to pray or talk to God, like Eduardo thinks He wouldn’t listen even if
he tried talking to Him.
And I think that happens a lot with the adversary - he gets
into your mind and makes you think that you are unworthy. That maybe it’s great for other people and He loves them, but after all of your weaknesses
and mistakes - YOU don’t deserve to talk to your Father in heaven or that He doesn't love you.
It’s been amazing being able to teach him and help him
realize and acknowledge that it’s never too late to come back home,
not even after everything we've done to hurt and offend God - He's always
waiting for us with open and loving arms. It reminds me of the parable of the prodigal son. It's never too late.
Luke 15:18-20
18 I will arise and go to my
father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against
heaven, and before thee,
19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy
hired servants.
20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great
way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
God just loves us so much guys, never forget that He is
always waiting and wanting to forgive us and desperately wants us to come
back home to Him.
I love the mission because I'm really beginning to
understand just how God looks and loves His children because He fills
my heart with the same love and worry for their well-being.
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| Maick in the trees grabbing Jambo |
LOVE YOURSELF AND SAY YOUR PRAYERS
YOU ARE A LOVED CHILD OF GOD.
<3 Sister Staheli
So yeah we had uma festa de piolho (a lice party) and my companions literally HANDPICKED these bad boys out because its been like 2 months and I'm still rocking the head lice. #mycompanionhaditfor5YEARS #butlookatthatcurlyhair! #whataboutashaveSisterStaheli? #baldisthenewbeautiful #segundaprova @macacosDOalecrim  |
| Point 2 - monkey sisters of Alecrim |
Everything MADE OF CORN - corn cake, corn pudding, #LearnedThatMyStomachDoesn't
likeExcessiveAmountsOfCorn
#ButHowDoYouSaynotoNazaré
