We've been working with this less active member named David. He saw us walking on the street one day and we just vibed right off the bat. He lives in another area but comes to our area all the time because he recently started a little American-themed burger place here. It's about the only good place to eat in my area, and to make matters better, he gives us burgers FOR FREE.
We had a dinner appointment with the craziest lady this week. I could probably write several paragraphs about this experience, but I'm gonna keep it short. Basically, she didn't stop talking, to the point where I was trying to figure out how she breathes in between all this talking. She made the food in front of us which made me lose my appetite. She was just touching everything with her hands, including grabbing handfuls of the beans to "see if they felt ready." I ate practically nothing and I did not mark a second appointment. I think my favorite quote from her was "I don't need an alarm clock because Jesus is my alarm clock."
I just want to ask everyone to pray for my friends here. There's a lot of investigators and members I know here going through really hard stuff. People tell us about their family problems and addictions. One family we are teaching literally doesn't have any food to eat (the mom is pregnant to make the situation more difficult).
Serving a mission can be pretty heartbreaking at times. I've been getting a lot of situations to "mourn with those who mourn" and to "comfort those who stand need in comfort."
Every week, I have so many things I would love to include about the progression of investigators and my friendships with the people here, but I don't know where to start and I don't have time.
Today for Pday, we went on a sweet hike to a waterfall. I cut some jaca fruit off from a tree but refused to eat it because it's disgusting. I'll send some pics.
Have a good week! Be happy!
<3 Elder MacLay
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