I would love to say I had a big new year, new me experience, but I think the biggest changes were either the Mac and Cheese we made with Grape soda because we were out of water(Elder Clove ate it), Elder Stoker and I beginning a promising art career, or me hitting my 150 day mark out here in the promised land. This week had its fair share of disappointments, like when the only burrito place in town sold its last burrito as we got there, only killing 1 cucaracha this week, and realizing that we haven't eaten a meal without some sort of chicken/rice/tortilla combo since we got here. But as always the good far outweighs the bad.
We met some really awesome people this week, saw some really powerful things. There's a lot of people struggling down here, but its always so cool to see the sacrifices people will make for their family or for what they believe in. I don't like dropping names or specific stories a whole lot, unless the people tell me I am good to tell it, so I'm not gonna get super specific. But this week we have seen people who work from 5 am to 10 pm to provide for a newborn baby, people who sacrifice work and money just to meet with us, a man who's mom is in the hospital but who wont mention it to anyone because he is too worried about helping other people. We have seen pastors (some with very loud speakers all night long) defending and preaching to try and help the people of the community, political ralliers spreading their messages, but we are 2 missionaries who keep the grind going no matter how many people question us about reincarnation, or pretend they aren't home when they see us coming. Because yeah that stuff is going to happen, Asi es la vida. But we got a pretty strong belief that what we are doing here is right. And more than that, we know what it is that we believe in.
Many times its easy to get caught up in a belief, or even to lose track of one. Beliefs are motivations for actions, but sometimes we forget that. We get so caught up in the "what" that we forget about the "why." Which is why my title is what it is this week. Know what you believe. I have a faith in my life. A faith that God has a plan for me, that he knows me, and that I gotta be the best I can in order to fulfill that. I got my faith that I can live with my family forever and as a missionary of Christ I can help share that message with others. There's a lot of different faiths and religions down here, and people are very devoted to what they believe in. And that's an awesome thing to be. But the first step is just knowing what it is you believe in. Know what it is that motivates you, that pushes you to be better. No matter where you are at in life, or what it is you are doing, know what you believe. And if you do know, it gets a lot easier to keep on going forward.
Hope everyone is doing good, thanks for the love and support.
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