Last week we got to go to Denny's, and after went to play soccer with a different zone on a mini turf field which was dope. Our president came and played with us too, it was a fun time! Peep the pics of me looking like a bum on a sidewalk bench with my leftover desert form Denny's haha!
This week was actually a pretty progressive one. I feel like I have become a lot more motivated from the example from others. The mish is a super hard experience, but I am a person that is happier when im having success, so I've been working on that!
Crazy experience this week with a representative on the gang MS 18 this week. Just was a teenage kid who we were talking to, and started making signs and stuff and so we just got out of the situation. Went and talked to a few of the Members of the church, because we didn't know if we were actually in danger or not, and one of the members used to be in MS 18, and has contact with all of them let us know that that kid is just a follower, not a member, and that the gang doesn't and wont do anything to people who are proselyting, they have a deal with the church with is a relief. No worries people, Honestly if you are a missionary out here and aren't doing anything wrong, there is no danger in Honduras! I just wanted to share a gang experience, not meant to make anyone worry! Haha its kinda like on Napoleon Dynamite when Pedros cousins offer their protection, the gangs kinda got our back lol!
We have an investigator who is going to be baptized this week. His name is Eldwin Moreno. This person is very special to me, and very dear to my heart because the first night I arrived to my area and I didn't know a lick of Spanish, we went to his house to teach him. I've been teaching him since my first day I was in Honduras. He has one of the strongest testimonies of God and the church than I have ever seen. He lives a very humble life, at the age of 63 years old. Even though I have been teaching him, I have learned a lot from him about love and the light of Christ and Faith as well. He has been through some hard hard trials in his life, but never has forgotten to remember God. Almost 25 years ago this man was drinking 15-20 beers a day (I know, kinda insane actually), and a pack of cigarettes. He had a big accident and near death experience that turned him towards God, and has been searching for the right church to go to for most of his life. His only problem has been stopping drinking coffee, which he has been drinking since he was 2 years old. This week he finally stopped completely, and will be getting baptized this next week I hope! I'm soo happy about it!
I find a lot of happiness in my mission by seeing other people being happy. I have had my own struggles throughout my life. Trials are given to us to strengthen our relationship with our Heavenly Father, and help us to learn to rely on him more throughout our lives, because honestly sometimes we think we will be fine on our own. I have thought that in my own life, and I can testify that every time I have thought I could do something without God, he has made sure to let me know that I CANNOT. Without Christ, we are nothing. Simple as that.
Love you all, stay safe. If you love me, send me an email or chat with me on google hangouts on Monday! There are a ton of you that I haven't heard form in a minute, so write me a short update on y'alls life! Love you all, God bless,
Elder Butler
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