Pindare is a blessed area. I love it here. Super thankful to have this opportunity to serve here.
One of our baptisms fell this week but we did have a baptism of Elinilson. He is a light in the darkness. He always chooses to do what is right when all of his family chooses the opposite. We baptized in another place this week. It is a water retention pond. It's by a little farm. They use it for their cows and create fish and swim too. It's a beautiful little area. We went there this week to get permission with a member, Jose Carlos. To get to the pond the fastest way, you have to bend low through a wire fence. My pants didn't like that..... I ripped them real good. lol. Luckily my bag has a cool hip strap that allows me to wear it like a big fanny pack. So I just wore it real low and was able to walk back to our house!
There's always a funny interruption that happens when you are inviting someone to be baptized, sharing the first vision, or sharing your testimony. Here in Pindare we usually have a donkey go crazy, yelling at the top of his lungs. That's always a fun one.
I asked a member this week. "Do you know where I can buy Pão de forma." Which is like a loaf of bread pre-sliced. She replied. "Santa Ines...." Which is in a whole different city hahah.
But did you know that Santa Ines and Pindare don't even have a movie theater? Yeah, if you want to see a movie in the theaters, you have to drive 5 hours to São Luis. Now that's an expensive avengers ticket. haha! Good thing we don't watch movies on the mission.
It's a real Small World. So we were walking back to our house one day this week when a car stopped and a man shouted: "Elder Hillam!!!!"
So for those of you who regularly read my email you all might remember a friend of mine named Leo. He was our neighbor in my first área Cidade Leste (Teresian) over a year ago. He lived next door to our apartment. He bought us pizza, introduced me to Açaí, gave us rides and such. Well, anyways he is from Pindare! He was visiting family here. We took a picture. He needs to send it to me.
The Zone is doing great! We are producing more every week! Choosing to walk in the light rather than the dark.
I hope all goes well with everyone! Love You all so much
Elder Hillam
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