Can`t believe that another week has flown by. I am amazed at the power that comes through working hard and being absolutely obedient. Thankfully there are lots of scriptures that tell us how God blesses those who are obedient. I am enjoying the mission so much... i truly have no idea how to explain it! haha. my companion and i lay in bed at night and just try to put things into words, but there is just no way. I love my companion so much. It is so amazing to be out here with him, working our tails off for the señor. Elder Macavilca is such a choice elder and there is no doubt in my mind that God sent me here to learn something from him. We spend the WHOLE day... EVERY day.... running from one amazing charla to the next, finding miracles on the way. ;) we are seriously BLOWN away at the way that the Lord is blessing us here in dies y ocho de mayo. as we walk the dirt roads here, we talk about how incredible it is to be such effective tools in the lord`s hands. There is no doubt that God has many people here waiting for our testimonies, waiting for edler Macavilca and elderReay to come and help them along the way. There have been so many miracles here. I wish i had more time to write in my jornal because there are just so many things taht are happening that i want to preserve for FOREVER. I have never had another person like my companion. He is so inspirational and full of love. I get along with him better than i EVER did with anyone at school or work. the relationship that elder macavilca and i have is strong, to the point that it is Godly. There is only one that could have sent such a perfect companionship... that is God himself. This morning as we had our closing prayer for companionship study, i invited my comp to pray in english... he is learning and knows pretty much only how to start and how to end. In his prayer, he said only a few words in english and the rest of the prayer was in spanish. some of the words that left his mouth in ENGLISH were: "Dear heavenly father...we thank thee... in the name of Jesus Christ, amen." but... within his heartfelt prayer, his broken english touched my heart as he said, "I thank thee for my companion"........... it was simple. it was heartfelt. It was heard by God himself.
I love this ward. There are so many people ready to listen to the gospel. We have this AMAZING family named the family Iturria. the mom reminds me so much of you mother. She is so dedicated to Christ. SO dedicated to her calling, her family, her husband, everything. She loves and just keeps loving. :) I miss you mom. Thankfuly there are alot of people praying for me and i have people like the hermana Iturria to help me though these times away from home. I want you to know that God is watching over me. He is showing me what kind of man i can become and then providing the means in order to accomplish it. There is nothing that can get in my way. Not two years, niether cuss words, nor wind nor storm... I am strong in the arm of God.
I love being district leader... I feel so accomplished each day! I lay my head down at night, thankful for each second that i spend with the elders and sisters in my district. I have seriously lost myself in the work. There is no time for home sick, there is no time for lonley, there is no time to spend pondering on the bad parts of the day. I am verifying up till 10.30 every night helping my district resolve their problems and giving them the spiritual strength they need to fight another day. I LOVE this work and all that it does for God`s children. I learn something new every day. There are not words to describe the joy that comes from finding another lost sheep and seeing their eyes open as they see the steep cliff they had so carelessly wondered apon. We show them the sure path back to the pastor and help them see the danger they are truely in. My companion and i have talked over and over, anilyzing what our lives whould be like if we had not come on our missions... It is amazing what a change in viewcan do. We can see what our lives are now and can only immagine what it would be like without these expiriences.
I know that this is God`s work and that this is where he wants me to be. I know that he is watching over you all back home and that there are angels helping us along the way. God helps those who are engaged in a good cause. Don`t forget that i am the big brother, don`t forget that i love you all, don`t forget that sharing this gospel brings the most joy we could possibly imagine.
I love you all so much!
Elder Reay
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