Through prayer and fasting, we saw small miracles towards the end of this week. We had a simply productive day on Saturday as we started our fast, and just met nice people. It helped to raise our spirits and to remind us of our grand purpose as missionaries. One of the people we met actually sort of contacted us! We were walking down a street calling into houses, and as I looked up to see if people were home in one house, I fell into the ditch in front of their house. (Don't worry, I was fine, it wasn't a deep ditch) I know that it was meant to be, because after I got up, there was a young women riding by on a bike that saw me fall and stopped to see if I was alright. After seeing that I was, she asked what we were doing and it opened an opportunity for us to talk to her. Not only that, but she is really searching for peace in her life right now, so she was very receptive to our message. We sang the hymn "Where Can I Turn for Peace" to her right there on the street, and I know the Spirit was there so strong. We will be seeing her again soon, and we have great hopes for her.
On Sunday we also had a great experience with a young girl we contacted a couple weeks ago. We haven't been able to see her since, because she only has free time to see us on Sundays, and our appointment with her last week fell through. We had a great feeling about her though, so we were excited to see her again yesterday. When we did, we were able to answer some of her questions and she really opened up to us about how she has had the desire to build a relationship with God for so long without success. She doesn't feel that God answers prayers any more, because hers have felt unanswered for years. We bore sincere testimony to her that God is there and that he does hear and answer prayers. We invited her to pray once more to simply know whether he is there, and then to pay careful attention to her feelings afterwards. It was a very emotional and spiritual lesson. She is truly desperate for this gospel in her life, and we know it will bless her. It is now just up to her to see that. We are leaving that in the Lord's hands and we will see her next week to see what happens.
I have felt truly blessed of the Lord this weekend, and cannot thank him enough for his tender mercies.
On Sunday we also had a great experience with a young girl we contacted a couple weeks ago. We haven't been able to see her since, because she only has free time to see us on Sundays, and our appointment with her last week fell through. We had a great feeling about her though, so we were excited to see her again yesterday. When we did, we were able to answer some of her questions and she really opened up to us about how she has had the desire to build a relationship with God for so long without success. She doesn't feel that God answers prayers any more, because hers have felt unanswered for years. We bore sincere testimony to her that God is there and that he does hear and answer prayers. We invited her to pray once more to simply know whether he is there, and then to pay careful attention to her feelings afterwards. It was a very emotional and spiritual lesson. She is truly desperate for this gospel in her life, and we know it will bless her. It is now just up to her to see that. We are leaving that in the Lord's hands and we will see her next week to see what happens.
I have felt truly blessed of the Lord this weekend, and cannot thank him enough for his tender mercies.
Hope you all have a great week! I love you!!!!
Sister Bratt
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