We might be getting scammed 😬💰💸
Feliz Verano y'all! How's it been going? Did anyone other than my mom know that I missed a week? Jaja... nah
What's happened? I don't really know. My mission memory is fried, it's just full of lots of names and random spanish words (Like ✨️burbujas✨️).
So let's see what I can remember:
-We helped build a wall for a Miss America Pageant thing. 🇺🇸
-AC went out for like 3 days, so nothing but good old ice pillows and waking up drenched in sweat. Gotta love humidity👍
-There was this whole wild thing where we thought our friend Oscar who's on bap-date was trying to scam the church, but we actually found out he's chilling. His bap-date is being moved back a week though. (I'd explain more but I don't have the energy.)
-Got our other friend Oscar on bap-date! "Cool, now I have 2 bap-date Oscars!"
-Que Milagro! Our friend Noemi who was on Bap-date last transfer but mysteriously fell off the face of the Earth is back! She finally found a new place to live and said that her daughter wants to take lessons too! What?!🤯😆
Pensamiento Espiritual
I LOVE the Book of John. I know it's kind of a basic one to love, but it's probably my most note taken, color-filled book in all of scripture.
And lately, I've been thinking a lot about John 11, which is when Jesus raises Lazurus from the dead. Now, probably like all of you, I have heard of this story a million times. Jesus raises someone from the dead! Mind blowing! But actually reading it directly from scriptures, the thing that really felt inspiring was what happened before the miracle.
Imagine being Martha and Mary. Your brother Lazurus is greatly sick and needs to be healed before he dies. The only one you know with the capability to heal him is Jesus Christ. So obviously, you send a message to him, thinking he'll come super fast because he is perfect, trusts you, and your brother's life is literally on the line.
So you wait. And you hear nothing.
Days, go by, and your brother dies. You start thinking, "Where did my Savior go? Why isn't he here? Has he forgotten about me?"
You put your dead brother in a sepulcro, and start mourning. Finally, 4 days later Jesus comes.
Now, if you're Mary in this situation, you don't go out to meet him. You are, rightfully, angry. You had put your trust in him, chose to follow him, and your brother is now gone. Your faith feels in vane.
But if you're Martha, you choose to go greet him. And I love the conversation that happens after:
"Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world."
Even though Jesus didn't come when Martha thought he was needed the most, she still believed in him. She still had faith that things would be okay one day. That Jesus Christ would make it right.
And then we know what happens next. Jesus raises Lazurus from the dead! Yay!
Sometimes, like Martha and Mary, we are confused why this huge trial is happening in our lives. We question why God isn't helping us, why he's not doing the healing right then. But I promise you that if you keep the faith, keep trusting in Jesus Christ, he will give you the bigger miracle. He won't just heal, he will raise from the dead.
El fin
Anyways, I don't know how these get so long, but I hope that the ones who have the patience to read them liked it!
If you've made it this far, tell me what your favorite Jesus story is!
Les amo!
Hermana Perkins
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