Another week in the books and another round of transfers. This week I said goodbye to Elder Mojica who headed off to the hottest part of the country to finish off his last 6 weeks of the mission. Sad times, but in the end I got a great new companion and we gonna stay grindin here in Apopa. My new comps name is Elder Herrera, and he is from Guatemala. Great guy, gonna be a fun time here. And already we have had a bunch of birds ruin our day, one guy who thought we were some kind of robbers in shirts and ties, and a whole lot of awesome experiences. This week was "Semana Santa" and so things got a lil crazy here in El Salvador. One thing I love about here is that almost everyone has a very strong faith in Christ. And that really showed this week. It would be hard to fit in one email everything that goes down during the Holy Week as they call it here, but to remember Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for the world, what they do here is make carpets in the streets out of sand. Sadly I didn't have the chance to take many good pics but the carpets are super detailed and super cool. The people also only cook french toast and tamales for 7 days. So we found ourselves buying a lot of pupusas, and eating lots and lots of tamales (1 day nothing but tamales). But it was honestly an amazing experience to be in the heart of it all.
And speaking of the Holy Week, and Easter, and all of that, just wanted to share a story that Eva shared in an Easter activity we had at church. Recently, Eva lost her job and has been struggling to make ends meet just doing odd jobs here and there. This Friday, she hit a low point. After another week without work, she told us she found herself coming home without even 5 cents in her wallet. By Saturday all the food in the house was gone and her kids, 2 and 11 years old, were hungry. Eduardo, the 11 year old, asked her if they were going to go to church the next day and Eva had to tell him no. They live very far from the church, a ride in a mototaxi and bus, and didn't have enough money to pay for passage. But Eva decided to pray. And the next day she decided to go to church. Walking. Eva and her 2 young kids walked the miles to get to church early in the morning. Later she told us, she returned home crying and without food. Again she prayed, and this time, not 10 seconds after finishing her prayer, her mom called and told her that a long lost brother had sent money to help the family. Eva told us she would never in her life miss a Sunday at church. Hearing that story, and thinking about my Savior during this Holy Week, I cant help but recognize that my struggles are nothing in comparison with those around me. And that I, just as Eva, those reading this, and everyone else in the world, don't have to suffer alone. We should remember that Jesus Christ suffered for our pains, burdens, and sins. And if he was willing to do all of that for us, what excuse do we have to slack off? What excuse do we have to give up? I know Easter and this special week already passed but I want to send out the invitation as always and invite everyone to remember Christ, and what he did. Especially when things get tough. And then, like Eva, just keep grinding. Cuz its all going to work out in the end. Hope everyone had a killer week.
SALUD
Elder Moulton
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