This last P day we did a service project. We woke up at 5:30 and we went to this Canton called Carrizal. We went to go help a recent convert get some fire wood for his house. I really was not that excited about going but we went anyway. Almost the whole zone went. We got there, after a 45 minute hike through the jungle, and we went to go find the recent convert. We found him and we had to go down a really steep hill to get to the tree they had cut down. He was cutting a path for us with his machete. A little comment about the machete: In Utah the main work tool is a computer. Here in Nahuizalco it is a machete. I think that says a lot about the place. Anyways they cut down the tree and cut it into little pieces. We then carried these logs, probably about 3/4 of a mile to a mile, up this steep and slippery jungle hill. The logs probably weighed 60-70 pounds. We made two trips and we were all sweating like crazy. I was already really tired before we went but I was hammered after, a great way to start off the week I should say. I recovered quickly though.
So the month of August is over. We didn't quite reach our goal but we did really well though. We had 16 baptisms as our zone of 5 companionships. We are hoping to improve in September.
On tuesday of this past week we did a zone activity in which we shined shoes in the local park. People we pretty stunned that we were doing something like that. We had a lot of positive comments.
Yesterday we had another baptism. A lady named Silvia Cortez got baptized. This lady is a great example for me. She has had a lot of problems in her life lately. Someone stole her light receipt and used her address to take a loan out so the loan agency has been on her to pay it. Also she has a niece that is mentally challenged and some health problems. She has had all the trials but has persevered through them. I know that she will be able to use the help of the Holy Ghost to know how to leave these problems.
Thanks for everything.
-Elder Rowberry
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