Week 40 Hays

 

Olá Y'all!

This week was a wild week, but we saw so many miracles. Some of our new friends started introducing us to some of their friends and we were able to start meeting a lot of new friends! 

As well, we did some service and that was pretty great! For one of them, we cleaned out some dead plants. And at first that's just what it was to me, some dead plants. But as you started to dig out the dead you could see the green plants. It was so nice to see things that were not, well, golden or brown like it seems everything is in this part of Kansas. So that was a pretty cool moment, and it made me realize that we are sometimes like these plants, and Christ is the gardener. We may seem a little "dead" or useless to just lay it out plainly, but Christ can take those things that may be weighing us down, that may be making us feel even more tired and alone. Christ can take it away!  "4 ¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." (Isaiah 53:4-5) I know that with the help of Christ we can be healed! Through Christ and his grace and mercy the little plant that is our life can be pruned and made healthy again. It will be hard, it will include digging the roots out of some things, but it will all be worth it in the end! 

Alrighty, I am out of time, so it is time for pictures! 

1-2. The plants that we worked on at that service 

3-5. We got to help out at an animal shelter and give some puppies baths! 

6. Nice view of Kansas 

7. Another nice sunset. Kansas is definitely the most consistent with the best sunsets! 

8. Some massive hay bails and more Kansas 

9+ the rest are all pictures of these two abandoned houses in this little town about an hour away from us, Alexander Ks. These weren't the only abandoned houses and we came here for service and couldn't help but take some pictures with these abandoned homesteads. 

This is all for now! Feel free to email me if you would like or if you have any questions or people to pray for! Hope y'all have a great week! 

Com muito amor, 

Elder Sant 

Acreditar. Amar. Fazer.