Hola All!
No rain for almost 2 weeks, and an overall cool down. The kids here finished school for what they call summer yesterday, and don’t go back until the first of February. There was a lot of celebrating yesterday and the “Festival de Pan”, which is bread. Different venders brought their different breads to sell and compete with to Central (the center of town where the main cathedral and park are with many surrounding businesses), and they set up their booths. This country has more celebrations and festivals than we have ever seen or heard of. They love their traditions and parties!
The people and missionaries here are so grateful for the church clothes donated by the old Desert Valley Ward for Jacob Hofer’s Eagle Project! We are able to help so many people feel special and more comfortable attending church! Thank you ALL so much, especially the Bryans for bringing it all with them! Little things to you all, made a big difference to many people here!
One of the families we have been working with this past year to help them prepare for the temple has reset their goal for March. Apparently the Temple Trip bus is full and their Branch President didn’t get them on the list in time. We are happy that so many are going, but disappointed that they need to wait. They had a great attitude and promised to send us a picture of themselves in front of the temple in Honduras in March! Many won’t get to go this time because of the limited room on the bus and temple housing. They may be able to schedule another trip for January, but that isn’t certain, and most people need to plan a couple of months ahead to get work off. Enjoy our temple! Close, convenient, and the source of many blessings and peace!
We love these people! Everyone needs to feel loved, accepted, and valued! As we visited this week, many asked us who would come to visit them after we leave in January. It hurts our hearts, because we don’t have replacements yet, and may not be replaced. With the lack of transportation here, many of the people we visit regularly won’t receive visits often, and some probably won’t receive anymore at all. We are preparing lists for each Branch President, and will encourage them to implement Home and Visiting teaching more effectively. It is a challenge for them for sure!
They had Black Friday here yesterday, and they had black balloons everywhere. Since the people don’t have a lot of money, it wasn’t as crazy as the ones we have experienced, but did signal that Christmas is on it’s way! We are excited to roll out the “Light the World” videos in our coming visits. We used the ones last year and they brought such a wonderful spirit and reminder of the precious gift of our Savior, Jesus Christ! We invite you to view the videos and share them...invite people to your Family Home Evenings and share the spirit of Christ as we prepare for Christmas! What better gift to give others than the spirit of Christ in their lives!
Thank you for all you do and are! I loved being reminded that we are Heavenly Father’s hands in answering prayers! May we look to serve, help, love, lift, and bless the lives of those around us, especially as we honor the Savior at His special time!
Love,
Elder and Hermana Koelliker
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