Wanna hear a crazy twist of
events???? I told you last week that 5 sisters were leaving for home.
Yeah......I am now a senior companion. With only four months in the
field. Pray for meeeeeeeeee! I was transferred to a town called
Montenegro. This town is a lot smaller than both Novo Hamburgo and
Canoas. I am liking the small town feel. This town is a lot safer as
well. Haha I will tell you now because I am not there anymore, but
Canoas and Novo Hamburgo were pretty dangerous. So my companion is
Sister Ferinho. She is from Mozambique. I lived with her in the CTM and
we entered the mission field together. Haha I have six months in the
mission, and she has four and a half. Talk about feeling a lot of
responsibility fall on my shoulders. I am pretty scared to death and
feel pretty weighed down. I am looking at this as a learning
experience......oh boy is it a learning experience. I have such a desire
to be a good missionary, to be a good teacher. However, my teaching is
nothing very special because I am so limited with words. Now, more than
ever........I am praying for the gift of tongues! Things have been going
ok this past week. We didn't achieve some of our goals, didn't teach as
much or as well as I would have liked, but our companionship is hanging
in there. What scares me more than anything is thinking about the next
transfer. Sister Ferinho has been here in Montenegro since she entered
the field. She will probably be transferred this upcoming transfer, and I
will stay here. And.....will probably receive a companion that has even
less time than Sister Ferinho and I have in the field. I am really
learning to trust the Lord! He obviously trusts me, because I know he
never gives his children challenges that they can't overcome!
Wow.....I am at a point where I can't think/talk in
Portuguese OR English!!!! There is a family in my new ward that lived in
Orem for 11 years. The kids were born and lived their first years of
life here in Brazil, but because they spent the majority of their
growing up years in Utah, they speak better English than Portuguese. I
was able to talk (or try to) to them in English the other day. Talk
about mixing two languages together! It was kind of a mess! Haha but it
was also kind of nice to talk in English as well! I forgot what it felt
like to be able to express my every thought and feeling!
Holy cow......it is starting to get coooooooold. It
pains me to think that it is summer back home. When people find out that
I am from Utah, they say, "Oh....so you are used to the cold." Hahaha
not exactly. Because you see.....back home, houses have heaters. Faucets
have hot water. It is not so darn humid. I didn't have to spend all
hours of the day walking outside. I might just turn into a popsicle!
Got to run! I know this gospel is true! I know that
the Lord never leaves His Children comfortless! He is always waiting
with arms wide open to help and save us! I am so privileged to be able
to help others come unto Christ. How great is this work!
I love you!
Sister Autumn Barnes
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