Upon arriving Saturday , we were picked up by the Ingracias from the airport and they had us stay with them for 5 days. We enjoyed so much association and encouragement from seeing our friends again , as well as making new friends. We even met a brother who had been in DR when the English congregation was first starting here in Santiago. Wednesday morning we hopped on the ferry from Long Island and went over to Connecticut. From there on my mom went to Norwich to stay with her previous French congregation and I went to Groton to stay with my previous English congregation. I stayed with a couple , Matt and Ella , as well as their 4 cats , Roxy, Ena, Scritz and Jake. I renamed the cats Fat Cat (Roxy), Other fat cat or That one(Ena ) , Yellow Foot( Scritz) and White Foot (Jake). These cats were sooooo.... Fuffy. And they were just adorable. When Ella would call them for food , it was a cat stampede! I felt like Simba in the lion king when the buffalo stampede was coming at him. Scared. Alone. Begging for help. HAHA I was so grateful to Matt and Ella for letting me stay with them and we definitely had some great laughs. We had burrito babies together (see photo ) and really got to know each other better. The Groton congregation has truly grown over the last 9 months. I was so encouraged by the young ones who have grown spiritually ,as well as the 7 pioneers who are eagerly awaiting pioneer school this summer. The congregation had 36 who attended the pioneer meeting with the circuit overseer ! And in the past 9 months , 4 people were baptized. What I learned from this trip, or I should say what became more apparent, was that no matter where we are, no matter what capacity that we are serving in , no matter how much we are able to preach, WE ARE ALL SERVING WHERE THE NEED IS GREAT!
Here we are at the photo section. You'll see Fat Cat and Yellow Foot , some of the friends and then some scenery from back home.
Nos Vemos,
Aaron
No comments:
Post a Comment