Marimba Park Miracles

Hello to my beautiful family! 

This week was a very crazy week, and I am glad that my companion and I survived it! 

The beginning of the week started off with meetings and getting to meet my companion for the first time. Sister Mokoena and I get along really well. I was so scared when she told me that she was 29 years old... hahaha but my fears were settled very quickly when I realized that she is humble and ready to learn together, so I don't even worry about that anymore. When we got to our house, it was a total mess! The elders before didn't take care of it at all, and it smelt like boys hahaha so we really worked hard to clean it and make it a bit more girly. BUT it really is such a nice home. To make things even more fun, the area book was last updated in November. (The area book is where you keep all of the information about the people you were teaching) We had basically nothing to go off of! The first call I made was the Bishop, and he referred us to some people. We worked with so many members this week, and I am so grateful that we have such an awesome ward. They were so helpful and organized, and we could not have done it without them. We had many dinner appointments, and it shows how sweet these people are! 

There is a family that we are teaching named the Halverson Family. Before they came to Marimba Park, they were taught by elders in Harare. This family is actually from Congo; they are refugees and were forced to come to Zimbabwe in 2012. They are some of the most HUMBLE people I've ever met. They told us that they want to be baptized, and have come to church many times before. After I extended a baptismal date, I got really emotional. I was so touched that they were refugees. I felt the spirit witness to me that despite their challenges of having to leave their country, the Lord provided a way for them to meet the missionaries. There is no such thing as a coincidence, and the way the Lord prepared for them to hear the gospel was through a really difficult challenge. The Lord is definitely in the details of our lives. 

I am grateful for this challenge of white-wash-training my last 9 weeks. While it has been difficult to adjust to a new area, walking again, and taking the lead; it is great! I am learning, growing, and applying everything that I have learned for the last 16 months. It feels like everything so far on my mission has brought me to this point. So bring it on! I am going to make every second count. 

I will give you more updated details about the people we are teaching next week, we are still finding more people. :) 

Love, 

Sister Kershaw