Week 11 - August 17

"It's so hot! But at least it makes you wanna not go to hell, right?!"

Wowza! The Alabama heat is getting real ya'll.  102° with humidity is NO JOKE, I feel like I'm walking in a sauna all day. May or may not be getting heat exhaustion but hey the work must go on! Somehow the lord gives you the strength to keep going!

#nevercomplainingaboutstgeorgesummersagain

Weekly updates:

- Sister Henry got her tooth fixed YAY

- It's officially back to school for the university so Northport/Tuscaloosa is coming back to life 

- Put our friend Mia on date! We met her the day before at a gas station, and she did a church tour with us the next day.  Sister Galland told us that the second someone is feeling the spirit, you can invite them to be baptized, and that's exactly what we did! It's so cool watching the spirit work in people's lives. And, watching how the gospel clicks for them! The gospel really is for all of God's children.

- Got kicked out of our favorite Piggly Wiggly.  (most of finding our new people is either from Circle K or Piggly Wiggly haha)

- 4 new friends came to church again for the fourth week in a row!!!! We are praying one of these days we can get 10 people to church! Maybe next week??

- Finally put Johnny on date! 

Other things that made my week:

- Sister Henry painted me the most beautiful picture of a yellow butterfly. 

- Brother Gundyyyyy. He has joined a couple of our lessons this week, and he is just the funniest guy. He sure makes us laugh a whole lot and brightens our day. He reminds me a little of my Grandpa Doug. 

- Got to see Sister Bouchy on Facetime through one of our members!!!  (She was in my district last transfer, and I miss her so much!)

Miracle time!

Yesterday, Sister Henry and I went to go visit a referral named Debbie from one of our sweet members. Turns out Debbie has four daughters living with her that were all baptized a year ago but haven't been active! We introduced ourselves to all of them, but since they aren't in our area we told them the elders would have to teach her and her daughters. So, we texted the elders right then and there if they were busy and literally 30 seconds they pulled up!!!! They were at a gas station down the road and we texted them right as they walked out so they zoomed on over. We said "Hi" to the elders and then left them to it. Twenty minutes later we get a message that they put Debbie on baptism date!!! Wahoooo! Now that is a miracle! 

Just a reminder that God is in the details! His hand and his angels are working in your life right now! Choose to look for that! Those coincidences...are not coincidences, they are miracles! And when you choose to recognize that you will begin to see God in your life. He is real and loves you all. 

And so do I 

Sister Ekins ♡♡♡