This week went very well. We found a family in Castros and we have a couple new fechas for baptism. One of them is a man who cannot speak or hear: he can only see. He communicates with his daughter through a primitive sort of sign language and teaching him has proven to be a a great joy and a challenge. We managed to talk about the restoration of the gospel and we asked him if he would like to be baptized. His response was that he would be so excited that he would dance in the baptismal fount! He started dancing around and with his hands gesturing to the sky he expressed his desire to live with God again someday with his voice and understanding completely restored.
Think about that. There are so many people in this world, and yet God still can send two missionaries to the house of a man who can't speak or hear and invite him to be baptized. These experiences happen all the time in Racana, so much so in fact, that I'm beginning to abandon my perception of what is normal and what is not. I'm increasingly coming to the conclusion that the life I'm experiencing now -the one that involves serving in the fields with the people and talking about God 24/7- is closer to reality than the previous life I was living.
Teaching him and the other investigators has been a true joy. I'm thankful for these priceless experiences. My time out here has opened my horizons to a world I never before had imagined.
Elder Young
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| The back of the truck -the way they travel |
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| Resting! |
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| Momostenango -the closest place to buy groceries |
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| Elder Young in Racana another day of hiking and finding people |
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| Racana |
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| Racana |
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| One of the many many dogs the Elders have to deal with but Elder Young says they have actually made friends with many of them. |
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| Elder Young |
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| Elder Hawkins |
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| This dogs name is "tyson" he lives outside the house and we always fed him a little at night. One time I tried to give him a bath because he was so dirty and he lost a little trust in us. In the morning he would go out and contact with us through the mountains. |
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| Corn fields -Elder Young spends lots of time getting the kernels off the corn to help the people |
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| Elder Hawkins in the corn fields |
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| and they walked and walked and walked |
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| It's harvest season right now! |
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| Lots of service rebuilding churches in the area and other projects people need help with |
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A basketball court right by their apartment -you know Blake loves that! |
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| Dancing with the children |
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| The silly Blake we all know |
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| Elder Hawkins |
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| Indoor field in Momostenango |
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| Pday! |
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