Oii tudo bem meus amigos!! Bom dia! Well here we are yet another week!! Crazy this is the last full week of the transfer already!! Time sure does fly!! Well I hope you are all doing well I really do love you all and am so grateful for each and every one of you!! Realmente eu sou grato por vocês!!
Well this week was pretty fire! We’ve been getting so many referrals lately because we can now run English class ads so that’s been super awesome!! We were also able to take Elder Silva who is an Elder who was in the home MTC in our branch!! Such a stud, it was so fun to have him tag along with us!! We were able to teach a few lessons and have him experience mission life on the field!! Haha it kind of got me thinking how far I’ve come since I first got here!! Still, I need a TON of learning and growing to do of course but it was fun to reflect back on those times when I first got in the field!!
Well this week we had a day where everything fell through haha é uma vida né?? Haha but we took the bus and train and on the way back home we missed one of our bus stops which pushed us back another 30 min waiting for another bus. We then decided we’d walk down the street to another bus stop hoping to catch it a little sooner. So we are walking pass this intersection and a man in his car yells, “Elders, Elders!! Have you guys eaten lunch yet?” We were like “no we haven’t yet!” And bear in mind this is in the middle of a Miami intersection haha and he just pulls over the side of the road and says, “Hop in let’s go eat!”. He was in a rundown Chevy truck and only had the passenger seat available so I had to sit on Elder Bell haha!! But his name was Roberto, and Roberto had been through a lot! He went through a nasty divorce and went to BYU and was even sealed in the Salt Lake temple. He had been inactive for many years now and was super happy to see us. He said he’s missed the missionaries and was so happy to take us out to eat!! We were able to talk to him about his life and share some things that we thought would uplift him. He shed some tears as he shared his life story with us. He took us to this Latin store and bought us lunch and also like 100 dollars worth of snacks. He was very generous and loving!! We got his number and are staying in touch with him!! He knew all the workers at that store and even told them that every time we go there to feed us and for us not to pay. It was crazy!! Such an incredible miracle from the Lord in leading us to his children in need!!
Sorry that was kind of long!! I hope it gave that story justice. I’ve just learned over these past almost 9 months that I really feel I’m being uplifted most of the time by people out here!! The love I feel from people we serve everyday is something that I cherish and am grateful every day!! When you are in the service of your fellowmen you truly are serving your Heavenly Father!!
Em fim, espero que vocês tenham uma boa semana!! Keep spreading the love! I love you guys and am again very grateful for all you do!! Keep being amazing!!
Até proxima!! Tchauzinhos!!
Elder Castillo