Hey Yall!
Well this week was quite interesting... Training is really
fun, exhausting, and lots of work. My comp is still learning the language so it
makes teaching and talking in general hard for her but she's a trooper.
This week one of our investigators was resurrected. Like his
family told us that he died. And then he tapped me on the shoulder in the park.
You could have picked my jaw up off the ground and restarted my heart. He was
one of my first investigators here in Povoa and after he went to church on that
Sunday he had a stroke. we didn't know so we passed by for an appointment
during the week but his wife was wailing that he had died.... But then we found
him again this week happy and smiling. It was super weird and I'm still half
convinced that he died. But you know you can't shake a dead man's hand...
We had a couple of really hot days this week and at 3 pm
there was no shade so we visited some recent converts and they gave us cake.
Cake is awesome.
As we were leaving their house this lady in a night gown hollered
at us from across the road (it was like 4 in the afternoon). She was waving her
arms around and hollering "Jesus girls, Jesus girls!!" So I smiled
and went over to talk to her. This 40 ish yeah old woman was completely drunk.
She was drenched head to toe in very strong perfume. She began yelling/slurring
that she need us to pray for her friend who wouldn't open the door. I asked if
her friend was sick and this lady turned around to this brick wall, knocks on
it like it was a door, and hollers to her "friend" to come out.
Trying not to laugh I suggested that we pray with her and then she can come
back in a few hours to see if her friend came home. She agrees and then raises
her hands above her head and starts hollering the Lord's Prayer at the heavens.
But instead of saying "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost" she starts repeating "In the name of the Pope, the Son, and
the other one." As she was praying her eyes were rolled back and she
stumbles backwards and bumps into the brick wall and says to the wall, "Oh
sorry, sir. Have a good day." I almost lost it. My companion wasn't
understanding this crazy drunk lady but I had to stuff my hand in my mouth to
keep from laughing. Then the lady thanks us and walks away for a couple of feet
and stops, turns, comes back, and the whole situation repeats itself three
times. It was probably the funniest thing that has ever happened here.
Then we taught English class which was a whole other
adventure. We had a race in between the missionaries and the students to see
who could list the most words in the other language. Some of the words that the
Portuguese students wrote were so funny... including these new "recently
discovered" animals: Beax (bear) Birde (bird) Snack (snake) Kankopoo
(kangaroo) Rabbic (rabbit) Camil (camel) Chark (shark) Pavo (peacock) and other
beauties. It was a really fun class. :)
Sunday afternoon in Povoa... 98 degrees and not a living soul on the road. Knock all the doors!!!
Love you!
Sister Ellsworth
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