Boa tarde!!
This last week was one for the books. I'm pretty sure we set the record for the most appointments that fell through hahaha. It happens! Can't have the good without the bad.
BUT! We had a couple pretty incredible things happen too. On Tuesday, my companion and I were walking down the road when we saw a group of kids playing soccer on a patch of dirt off to the side of a river. I felt like we needed to go down and talk to them, so we did! They asked us to play with them, and they were impressed that I actually knew how to play hahaha we played a couple games and talked for a minute afterward with them. They're super funny and we made fast friends. Some of them even gave us their numbers and we started teaching them! Definitely a huge miracle.
I also had an exchange with Elder Royk! Normally he works in Barra de Jangada, another area in my District. It was super fun to get to know him better and we got a lot of work done. Also, when we were walking to get out lunch, we got caught in the middle of the biggest rainstorm I have ever seen. There was so much water!! It poured and poured, and we walked for about an hour to get there. We arrived soaked, but it made the lunch taste that much better hahaha
The other day we were able to do a fun service project! One of the sisters in the ward told us about an older couple who moved in who needed some help cleaning up their yard. It was completely overgrown with weeds, so we spent one of our mornings clearing out their front yard! It was honestly so much fun. I realized how much I miss doing yard work Haha. And the couple was so nice! The man is from Bolivia, he moved to Recife when he was 14, all alone, to find work. That's how he met his wife and they've been together ever since! We hope we get the chance to teach them.
We also had a miracle happen today! My companion and I went out to grab a couple things from the market, and on the way back we passed the street of one of the members in our ward who sells sacolè (basically popsicles, but a little different) and my companion asked if I wanted to grab some. So I said why not! We went, and we chatted with her for a while. After we left, she called about an hour later to tell us she had woken up feeling terrible. She was having a bad day and had prayed for help to feel better. Soon after, we showed up! I was so glad she was able to feel better after our visit. I was also glad she was willing to share with us what had happened. Most often we don't get to know the results of our visits. But today I was shown that our Heavenly Father really does know His children and He hears our prayers. I'm so grateful that I was able to be His hands to help one of His daughters feel a little better.
I love all of you guys so much! Thank you for all of the support you give me. It means more than you know!
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Elder Larkin
