Hi. I'm Sister Crawford.

Hi. I'm Sister Crawford.

Monday, February 9, 2015

A lot of our time was already planned for us this week, with zone exchanges and district blitz's it left our area to prioritize only the most important things for when we got to actually go and visit people. The week started out (monday, tuesday & wednesday) with two meal appointments a night, and that left me extremely ill come thursday at 2am. So I lost about 3 hours of sleep, due to my desperate need to be on the toilet...that was by far the roughest part of the week and the first real sickness that I have suffered thus far on the mission. #1 states problem, the food is safe but it comes in mass quantities and isn't the healthiest for you. Luckily our Thursday meal appointment we had a lesson on the word of wisdom. This lesson included us working out with the family for 30 min. before we ate dinner, super fun. Miracle of the week came through obedience to bike days. On friday we embarked on flat tires, and without working brakes (at least on my bike) off to the very top of our area which is uphill about an hour bike ride away to meet up with Bro. Wille Garcia (I mentioned him in my last email) at the hospital. On the way we met a lot of people, stopped to have a lesson with two investigators, and by a member's home - who filled up our bike tires with air so we could reach the hospital. We visited Willie and then were debating about which way to bike home. The next thing we know, a former investigator from about 3 years ago calls and says that we are more than welcome to come visit him at his home on Denmark St. ...we bike to Denmark and get to his house, and he isn't home. We decide to continue down the street and maybe meet some new people. That is when we see a little girl run out of her house - scream crying... As we approach the little girl who is unconsolable, the dad runs out and asks us in broken english to, "please come come help!" we dropped our bikes and ran inside. His wife was having a seizure from a nervous attack and wasn't able to breathe. We were at their home for about 45 min and were able to have the elders come and give a blessing. The whole thing was one of the craziest experiences I have yet to have in my life. It was one of the most amazing experiences because we were able to watch the spirit and love of Heavenly Father completely change this family's home. We haven't been able to get in contact with the family since, as they have gone out of town to Mexico but I will keep you updated. Heavenly Father's love for each one of us can completely change us, and always for the better if we look for it and let it. I love being able to see it as a missionary though. Cool experiences. Laredo Love to everyone everywhere. -H. Mckenna Crawford

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