Bird in the House

Thursday night was one of the scariest moments of my mission. No we didn't get robbed, no we didn't get in any accidents... there was just A BIRD in our house. Guys birds are flipping scary. My comp and I got some good videos that can wrap up how I felt about the bird being in our house. It got out. It was quite the exit as it chased me out our front door. Good memories. 

The office continues to be a mental/physical grind. We have worked a total of 2 hours in our area this week. We have been to Puerto Plata 2 times and Cotui one time which are both around 2 hour drives there and 2 more back. We have been to Santo Domingo for me to get my Dominican drivers license and we have left with President in the morning to find a shop to repair something. Overall a LONG week. It has been 1 week since my last companion Elder Crookston left and it feels like it's been an eternity lol. Time has been slow lately to be honest. 

One of the good parts of this week was the small time we got in our area. We found an older lady named Nelsy who is the sweetest. We walked passed her and I felt like we should talk to her but then said nah it's okay another day. Afterwards I said out loud "we should have talked to her" and then my companion was like "it's never too late to turn around!" So we did and Nelsy is amazing. She gave us Watermelon, Mango, and some other fruits while we talked about life and Jesus Christ. She said she is willing to come to church with us this week as long as she doesn't get called into work. We haven't been able to return to her yet due to all of the things we have been doing but please pray for Nelsy so she can progress. 

As I have been reflecting on my last 14 months as a missionary I have come to realize the mission never gets easier, but it gets more and more worth it with time. I still have days where I miss home. I still have days where I feel like giving up. I have days where stressing about things out of my control gets the best of me, but I always remember that I am doing this for the Lord. 

Jesus Christ lives. He is risen and loves us. I can't deny the love I have felt from him these last few days. 

I hope you are all doing well and keep trying to do better. Love you all! 

Elder Wilde