Week 33 It rains, it pours!

 This week was awesome, a little less crazy than last week!

This week we started to contact all of the people that came to church after stake conference last week. One of the people we started teaching is Soeur Melissa! Sr Melissa sells hair extensions and wigs on the side of the road from inside a metal shipping container. The first time we taught her we talked about the restoration of the gospel and we invited her to read a verse from the Book of Mormon, after reading the verse she said that she loved it and really wanted a copy! Luckily I brought one for her! We have been teaching her a lot this week and she is progressing very fast.

When it rains here it absolutely pours. One night while we were in our apartment, it started pouring. Often when it rains, the power will go out. So when the lights started flickering and power was going on and off, I thought nothing of it. Then, while I was laying on my bed, I heard a loud pop, at first I thought it came from outside until I smelt smoke. I looked over to see my travel adapter and charger smoking, and instantly I knew it was fried. Also, our apartment's microwave and everything else that was plugged at the time got fried. Luckily our fridge and freezer are plugged into voltage regulators so they survived. 

Also when it rains some parts of the main road here get flooded and stay that way for days. One night we were traveling home in a taxi bus and we started driving through one of the flooded areas on the road; about 6 inches of muddy water. Then all of the sudden, a big semi-truck started going full speed through this flooded section, spraying tons of mud to the side of it. Once we realized what was about to happen, it was too late. The driver started cranking his window up, but before we knew it we were all covered in mud. I'm sure the semi-truck drivers had a laugh!

While many of the things here in Congo aren't consistent: power, running water, and getting covered in mud to name a few, there is one thing that is consistent: the love of our Heavenly Father. No matter what happens in the craziness of life, we can always depend on the love of our Heavenly Father. Knowing he has a plan for me and for all of us brings me peace and joy!