I thought the subject might catch some attention. And we were out ALL NIGHT Tuesday this week, for Greenie day. I'm sure some of you heard about Delta getting shut down globally for 6 hours and it wreaking havoc on air travel... well it also wreaked havoc on all 23 of our greenies coming in last Tuesday. Instead of flying in 2 large groups... they flew in 8 small groups, at all hours of the night. Here's some pics of the experience.
I took pictures with each of our 8 Stops to the airport. The final group came in at noon... the next day. Transfers started at 1. I felt realllly bad for those greenies.. they'd been up for 2 days straight in airports and immediately had to transfer to there new areas. It was a crazy experience!
This week was great for our area too. We've been working with Tendrick and Aime from the Marshall Islands, but Tendrick has been dodging our calls for the last week. He's been having a hard time getting work off for church, and this saturday was stake conference and finally at a time he would be able to make it. We finally got in contact and went over. He answered in a blanket, and told us he's been sick for the past week and hasn't been able to do anything. We taught him about Priesthood blessings and asked if he wanted one. As I was giving him the blessing, I felt impressed to promise him that if he would sacrifice to go to Stake Conference (which was in less than an hour), God would heal him. After the blessing, it was silent for a good 2-3 minutes of no one saying anything. The Spirit was very tangible in the room. Tendrick finally looked up and said "I go change now. I will see you at church." We asked how he felt, and he said all the pain was gone. He came to Stake Conference for all 2 hours, and he really enjoyed it. He finally told us what's been holding him back afterwards, and now that we know the real problem, we can help him better progress towards baptism. It's going to take at least a month due to legal complexities with marriage, but we have a gameplan to help him get there now.
We also saw a HUGE miracle this week. We found a familiy that we've been praying for. We knocked on Edwin's door. He's from the Bronx, and his family moved down to South Florida a couple weeks ago. They've been hit with a lot of trials lately. Many Friends have turned their back on them, frauded them out of money, and they've had to essentially restart with their small little familiy down here (3 daughters, 9, 5, 2, and a son on the way). Edwin thinks he was baptized when he was young, but he's not sure. He remembers all the primary songs. He was even a boy scout! We taught him and his wife last night, and she is super excited to come to church and learn more. They're a direct answer to prayers! Seeing how excited they were to find the church after all they've been going through, and after searching and visiting many churches that didn't feel right and didn't allow them to feel the Spirit was a huge testimony. God definitely prepares people to hear his Gospel. His church really is here on the earth. I know that, somehow I always have known that, but it continues to grow each day as I seek to increase in my Faith.
Have a great week!
Elder Juanes
Elder Jace Johns
Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission
7951 SW 6th Street, Suite 110
Plantation, FL 33324
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