Another week down and things are starting to roll again in our area. I made my second TV/Radio apperence on Argentine AIR. This time it was a TV interview on your local ¨GOYA VISION¨ tv channel. This past week, the branch president and his counselor gave a church tour to two ladies. Well turns out that they were incharge of a parade against abortion that took place yesterday. But they asked our church to provide a representative to appear with them on a TV interview talking about the issue on abortion. Well, the branch president got cold feet and told us to do it! So we went and did our best. It was nerve racking though because we were talking about a sensitive subject on TV representing the church.... I wasnt too excited but everything turned out fine!
[GOYA VISION studio]
We suffered a bit of a dry spell the past 2-3 weeks but this past week was very productive and we will be seeing some results here in a couple of weeks. If you rememeber last email I talked about the leadership conference in Resistencia. Well part of this conference the mission president gave us a new initiative to put into action in our zones. To explain, we were tolded to print off 2 lists, ¨New converts from the past two years, and ¨children older than 9 that havent been baptised¨. We then use the branch directory to find these people and their families and try to reactivate and/or teach their unbaptized kids. Well, it worked!! We picked 3 families to visit, One we found and had a lesson. We have to go back and follow up. Another family we found and turns out that all are baptized but they gave yus a reference to their nephew that is 10 and has yet to be baptized. So we went over to that house the next day and initiated teaching with them. And the father wants to baptize his son. Turns out that the 10 year old(whose name is Joaquin) is the only child in their family who isnt baptized. So we put a baptismal date for the 7th of april and will be working along side with the family to get everything arranged and ready for that date. We have a FHE tomorrow night with them!
[Us with the Rodigues family]
We also came across another less active this week that got baptized 5-6 years ago and then went completely inactive a year after getting baptized! She basically ran us down in the street and wanted us to go visit her. When we arrived to her home, she brought out all the pictures of her baptize and while showing them to us, began to cry. It was a very tender moment as she looked up at Elder Teves and I and said, ¨I want to go back¨. The spiritual hunger and emotional pain inside this inactive sister was so real. It really hit me when she then went on to tell us about the death of her son that happened 6 months prior. I couldnt find the words to comfort her as she continued to relate how since then has fallen into a smoking and drug consumption habit. As my companion and I sat with her all we could do was thank her for her running us down and opening her mouth. We promised her that she would recieve the help she would need. We read with her Alma 7: 11-13
11 And he shall go forth, suff
That was the week. Enjoy conference and we´ll meet back here next monday!
Elder Keicher
[The hermana Rodgriques taught me how to make a classic argentine ¨Guiso arroz¨]
[Found my first GOAT since Ibarreta]
