Eye Of the Storm

Wow, although it hasn't been a full week since I last wrote, it's insane how much has happened since then. My subject line comes from a song by X Ambassadors and applies to the weather last week. This last Friday was one of the most ridiculous days of my mission so far hahaha. 

So we planned to go to a pueblo to visit the Valerezo family, who we visit on a weekly basis. I glanced at the weather report and saw it was supposed to rain so I grabbed a light jacket just in case before we left. On the way over to the bus station to go to their house, it started absolutely pouring. Within minutes I was soaked from head to toe. The jacket did nothing for me hahaha. Then it started to hail. We had no umbrella and couldn't stop for cover because if we did, we would have missed the bus. The streets were flooding and soaked my shoes completely. We were most definitely in the eye of the storm. I guess that's what I get for complaining about the heat a couple weeks ago. All Elder Davis and I could do was laugh. It was honestly such a fun experience.

We finally arrive at this family's house and Rina (the mother) answers the door and says, "Oh Elders, I'm not sure if we can have you over today." I wasn't about to let that happen after all we had been through to get there. Upon asking why, she explained to us that she was cooking for us when she heard one of her kids yell to her, "SE CAYO EL GATO!" (The cat fell!!). Their cat had slipped off the window sill and fallen to the street below. I couldn't help but laugh at first, I genuinely thought it was a joke, but she was serious. Everything ended up working out. We stayed at the house with her oldest son while they went to the vet really fast. Don't worry everyone, Zeus the cat is completely fine. We all laughed about it over lunch when they got back.

As far as the work goes, things have been a little up-and-down. A member brought a friend to church yesterday who was really interested named Puri. We taught her a little bit in Gospel Principles class on Sunday and plan to meet with her for real on this coming Saturday. We met with Diana and the rest of her family yesterday and shared a message about the importance of the Book of Mormon. Unfortunately, Diana told us that she didn't have a desire to gain a testimony anymore which is such a shame. We've been working so hard with her, but she just wasn't doing any of the things she needed to. It can be hard seeing people unable to understand just how important these things that we share are. John, her cousin who is a less active member, expressed that he really wants to regain his testimony while we were over. So that's good. He definitely has good intentions. He has two daughters in Colombia and has been trying to get them here with him for months. It's humbling to see people in situations that I'm fairly sure I'll never have to worry about.

Rollercoaster of a week as are most, but I'm still loving every moment of my time here. I gotta go get my haircut, folks. Hope you all have a stupendous week!

Hasta Luego,

Elder Penner

Calle Fuerteventura 4, 2 Oficina 8-B
28703 San Sebastian de los Reyes
Madrid, España

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