Alright, well this week we have
just been searching out new people because we have a ton of investigators but
we cant get any of them to come to church. They all have kaiwei (lazyness
in guarani). We had also planned Mariela´s baptism for this Saturday but
she couldnt make it because she let her cigarrette win and gave in to
temptation on Tuesday. She has been trying to quit and has been so
faithful since and so now she has to not smoke for one whole week and then can
be baptized. We visit and call her everyday so that she always has
constant support. The members of the ward are also helping her stay on
track by calling and visiting her. She is super ready and excited to be
baptized and it has been a miracle to see the changes she has made in her life
and how God has worked through her to be a better person and find happiness in
her hard life. So far, she has not smoked since Wednesday and says she is
going to make it to her baptism this Saturday. Poor thing, it is a
everyday battle for her and there are temptations everywhere, but she is strong
and I know she can make it.
Since we have been
visiting Mariela each day, we have been finding and contacting more people in
that area. We always passed by this one old and small shack of a house
and I always saw one special boy sitting out side. He always stared at us
and I had the impression to visit but I ignored it because we were always
running late to another appointment. Saturday night we were leaving from
a visit when we heard a little girls voice calling to us from that strange
house. It said, "Hermanas, hermanas! Ayudame!" As we got
closer, we could see throught the dim light at she had knelt down next to her
unconcious mom. She ran to let us in and explained to us that he dad was
drunk and had been hitting and fighting with her mom when her mom fainted.
The other 3 boys were trying to get her to wake up and my companion
suggested alcohol under her nose as I tried to give her water. After some
time, she finally woke up and we told her that everything was going to be ok
and that we would sing a song for her and say a prayer.
All of the sudden
her crazy drunk husband walked out of the house saying that Jesus forgives him
and that he would never hit his wife and children. We ignored him and
started to sing Come Come ye Saints. He didnt like it so he turned on his
music super load so that we were hard to hear. We keep on singing
anyways. He then started to pray out load Padre Nuestro (the catholic
prayer) almost yelling. We hurried and said a prayer feeling that we were
fighting against Satan. As I finished the old man shoved his kids one by
one against the wall. I wanted to leave but I couldnt let the man beat
they kids up. Then the mom fainted again and fell to the floor. (Luckily,
because it made the old man stop beating the children) We and the three boys
carried the mom into her room and onto her bed.
As we put her down,
the evangelical pastor walked in. He announced that we should not worry
and that he was going to take the demon out of her. I told him no, that
she wasnt the one with the problem, it was the man hitting and yelling at his
children. Next thing I know, he is practically strangling her and taking
her to the floor he yells "God I take this demon from her! Leave
from my presence and never come back!" He said other crazy stuff but the
woman was howling out in so much pain from his tight grip on her neck that it
was hard to hear. It honestly looked like he was trying to kill her.
By then I was grabbing my companion to run get out and run away. The
little girl pleaded with me, "Por favor ayudanos, mi papa me va a
pegar!" We kept running until we found a house where a police
officer lived. We asked if he could help or give us the number of the
police station and I couldnt believe my ears when he said that he would have to
look for the number!
Finally the police
showed up and I explained the situation to the officer. He then told us
that they couldnt do anything unless they got permission from the woman to
enter into the home. But she had fainted! The little girl ran to
get her mom and I dont know how, but she walked out of the house. We talked to
her and she gave permission to go into the house. As the police walked
in,and tried to talk to her she fainted again! Then the kids tried to
carry her to the truck bed and the police said that they would take her to the
hospital. They were about to leave the kids with the dad but we told them
that they needed to take the kids or the dad would beat them. So in the
end they all went to the hospital.
I was really
frustrated with system because the police should be there to protect and save.
They are the only people who dont need permission from any body to enter
and to save! We want to visit them again but we dont know if it is safe but we
really hope to be the only light in the eyes of the children. They need
and are searching for the gospel.
Well, Love
you all and talk you later
Hermana Gunter
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