Loving the Latins

OOsh. Another semana rapidismo.

So we had our Ward conference this week. It was a big deal because the branch in the north bogota, which was being ran by our bishopric for like 40 years. It became an actual branch with the calling of a new branch president. Pretty rockin. So for the past two weeks we´ve been inviting all the members and inactive because we had a goal to have 200 of the 207 members there. We actually had 207 because of investigators being there as well. So the bishop is buying us pizza this week. What´s up!
Part of the conference week was a culture session where various groups, like the primary, young women, etc, danced some rockin native Colombian dances. It was the best. Loved it. I don´t think very many people have more fun than Colombians. They´re outrageous. I think we could use some more quality entire-ward fun more up in the states. Maybe i´ll bring some in a bag. They seem to make it work with loud Colombian music and empañadas and soda, so maybe that is a possibility.

So due to the fact that we aren´t going to be receiving missionaries here in Bogota North for a while, they´re sacking 11 areas this change. Bit scary. Hope and pray its not mine. It would kill me to just peace out and leave my investigators to no one. Its very possible due to the fact that I'm new and Reynoso is leaving. But i know Who´s hands this mission is in, and have more confidence in Him than anyone in the world.

So we found this pretty rockin neighborhood this past week. Last Sunday we went out knocking doors , and we were completely stumbled on where we should contact, and did the best thing we can do when we lack wisdom, Pray. Trying our best to follow the spirit, after 30 minutes a nice mother of 3 let us in. Then I tried to test my luck yesterday (more like faith) and go there again. And with out fail, 30 minutes and the doors opened and we taught my new friend Diego and his mom. So it was my first lesson with a new investigator without Elder Reynoso so it was very different. Was a bit hard cause Diego is a firecracker and was spitting off questions. But some who, like things do when you trust in the Lord, it worked out. Both of these new friends we have follow up lessons with. OH how important it is to pray. Always. Never should we think its `not necessary to pray.

One of our investigators, Ortwin, he´s 13 and lives in our complex, was in a crazy car accident this week. He was with his mom and step dad and they were driving through a canyon and suddenly the steering wheel stopped working. And the car lost control, hit a boulder and flipped over onto the roof. He was in the back, and like always in Colombia, without a seatbelt. But with divine help, everyone came out with only a couple scratches. I´ve learned to never look at things as coincidence here in the mission. We then had the opportunity to make lunch for them, and I think the accident softened the heart of Ortwin´s mom enough to come to Church with us this weekend. Great family, and so grateful they were all alright.

Love beautiful Bucaramanga, Colombia so much. Hope you guys are all good!

Con muchismo amor,

Elder Adams