Hey everybody!
Wow, I can't believe it has already been 9 months! It
just flies by so fast!
This week has been not the most eventful, but it's been a
good one!
From the cool things I've seen, in the last two weeks I
have been able to see two gorgeous vintage cars, a 66 Mustang, and a unknown
year Chevy Impala!
This week we have done a LOT of door knocking. Which
still doesn't really work because e people in this area are really comfortable
with where they are at, and you never feel like going to a doctor if nothing's
wrong, ya know?
But this Saturday
I was involved in the greatest and hardest struggle in my entire life.
Four missionaries in white shirts, slacks and dress
shoes, one blacktop soccer field, 20 Hispanic children, one objective: win.
It was a long day of nobody being willing to talk to us,
when we come to an apartment complex and see the local kids playing soccer. We
had actually just ran into the other missionaries, and we said "Hey, let's
see if they want to play against all four of us!" And they did.
So we took our sides, I was chosen to be goalie. I stood
by my small makeshift goal of a pile of rocks and a lamppost, ready to crush
any children's dream of getting a goal in. Soccer is a game of patience and
endurance, and I endured.
Mostly.
While no points were made while I was goalie, a very
painful impact was made in areas that no man should have a soccer ball make
contact with.
I called to switch spots with someone so I could avoid a repeat
incident.
We score Two goals In a
row. With the help of a 9 year old Peruvian boy named Dante (who is really
flipping good at soccer!) and they score one against us. I never make a goal,
but I'm good at assists and also getting the ball away from my opponents,
(because when 260 pounds of missionary runs at you, you WILL panic and lose
focus)\
Despite the amazing, we ended up losing because
kids are really sneaky fast :(
In other news, we were able to get an inactive family to church! Which was
great because they are going through a really tough time and the ward just
completely embraced them with love! It was really a heart-touching moment to
see people just have so much love for someone they did not even know!
How is life for all of you guys? I don't hear from a lot of people these days, because life is just busy.
How is life for all of you guys? I don't hear from a lot of people these days, because life is just busy.
Love you all!
Elder Hunter Coleman
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