Happy New Year everybody! I hope that everyone had a fun time, because Samaria sure did! To put it simply, Samaria basically became a war zone. Everyone was going absolutely crazy. It might have been the best night of my life! Really really loud bangs all night long! Some might have been gunshots... but most were fireworks! Also, it hadn't rained here in 3 or more weeks. So it's just been crazy hot. But, on New Year's Eve it rained a ton! This was definitely a huge blessing because Samaria would have for sure burned to the ground without it.
New Years was the highlight of this week. But some other fun things happened too! I got my new companion Elder Buhler on Tuesday! We were already friends because we have been in the same zone for my entire time here. We have just been working crazy hard! And yet, we are always just laughing and having a good time! One moment was especially funny to me...we walked for maybe 20 minutes around Samaria his first day here and he just said, "What the heck is this place!?". Let's just say Samaria is a very, very, verrrrry interesting place. But to me it is just normal, so I thought it was hilarious.
Our neighbor/member we live with taught us Karate! So now we are masters of the martial arts.
I built a Lego tractor.
We were told by a member to go to this one house to check on this random family. Apparently the son of the family was possessed by a demon. We got to the house, and yea no, the spirit was not there in the slightest. Then we were sitting on the couch, and suddenly the family got all concerned and made us move super quickly so the son could sit there. We aren't sure what was going to happen. We shared a message and left them with a prayer. We prayed with our eyes wide open and then got out quickly. Don't mess with that stuff.
There was also this one girl who found out I was 19 years old, and just lost her mind. She was just super confused. She was like "What do you eat!?" And I was like "Eggs and Rice? The same as you?" She thought I was like 25!
This week I have been really trying to focus on the Lord's love for me. I listened to a talk and he brought up the point of saying "What are the chances?" I just want you all to think about that for a moment. What are the chances? For all the amazing things we have in our lives. What are the chances? It really helps you realize that God's hand is in everything. Feeling God's love in your life is so important. For me it is really important because when I feel God's love in my life, it helps me love Him back. And when you love God, truly love Him, it gives you a desire to be like Him and do things for Him. So I challenge you all to find the love of God in your life, develop love for Him, and then let that guide you.
Love you all so much! I know God loves you all even more! This week please pray specifically for Edix Rodriguez and Angel Martinez that they will be able to get work off to come to church! You are all in my prayers, and I'm so grateful for all your support!
Elder Lutze
'Lego Front Loader
E. Buhler & E. Lutze New Year's Eve Party
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