Week 72

This week was an interesting one! We have been working for the last 6 weeks (and other missionaries for the last year) to help a women be baptized. After a year of coming to church we had helped her stop smoking and helped her move out of her boyfriends house! She was so excited (as were we) for her baptism this last Saturday! It was wonderful! And then Satan worked overtime.... In a court case with the boyfriend, our investigator was told that if she didn`t move back in with him, the judge would take away her rights to their daughter. So like any mother, our investigator moved back in with her boyfriend to keep her daughter. It truly was a heartbreaking experience and it pulled her back into smoking a little bit. She still has the goal of being baptized! It is just going to take a little more work.

We saw another miracle this week!  We are teaching another woman who is living with her boyfriend and has been coming to church for over 3 years, she just has to get moved out before she can be baptized. Her boyfriend is into drugs and is a little abusive. So over the last couple of weeks we have really focused on the topic and have really motivated her to think about the importance of baptism. She told us this week that she will be moving out!  We are super excited for her to take this big step with faith that the Lord will help her not only be baptized, but to continue being blessed after! 

The mission is full of ups and downs and this week was no different. I am really glad to be here and for all the Lord has done through me to help the Uruguayos in Rocha! 

Love yall!

Love,

Elder Cole