MERRY NEW YEAR

This week was good, and I am alive.  Also this week was slow and I forgot everything... But I will give some details all right? Vamos lá

So this week we worked with Sister Portillo again and she seriously taught me so much these past two weeks. She is PODEROSA and just awesome. Everyone thinks she's Brasileira, but she's from Colorado.  I want to speak that well. 

We found some people this week that are just so unbelievably amazing. Seriously it's like they’re straight from God. We were walking down the street on Wednesday, and this man runs up behind us and says "I used to be taught by the missionaries and I almost got baptized but wasn't able to stop smoking! Can you guys please come visit again and help me quit?"  We already marked a baptismal date with him and he's been keeping up with his goals to stop smoking! He gave me 6 boxes of cigarros and some other drug. SUPER COOL. He's named Marcelo. And don't worry- I threw all the drugs away:)

There is also Sirleine. She is the most humble and positive woman I think I have ever met... She works 16 hours a day and makes more or less 30 reais per day. That's less than 10 bucks if you were wondering. She just wants a better life for her son, and has said she knows that God is calling her now. It's her time. She is amazing!

Blue Popsicle: Obviously talking to my family on Christmas:)

When we waited for a bus that never showed up

My new friend named Cida. yeah she's real and an owl.

Our chapel was attacked and all the energy boxes and stuff were stolen. These are pictures from when we needed to combine with two other ward last Sunday:) It was a party with the other missionaries! Super fun:)

Drank from a coconut again. It was better this time:)