Hermana Shurtz: A Sister in Zion: Guagua Won the Battle, the Door Won the War

Hola!

Alright this week is going in the books. It was insane. Absolutely insane. First off, we were in the guagua to go to the bishops house. The elders were a few rows behind us. They got off a few stops before us and asked me to go back to where they were sitting to help a guy translate a message he had received. So we go back to the very back of the guagua. I translate maybe a sentence when all of a sudden our phone drops and falls in between the seats. This sweet guy stopped and tried to help us out. Because what had happened was the phone had landed under some plastic that was screwed in so we couldn't reach the phone. The guy we were helping ripped the seat to try to get to it! Obviously in this little packed bus everyone begins to watch what these two girls and this Argentinian are doing to destroy the bus.

Make peanut butter blossoms....they were a HIT!

We ended up having three different people try to help us out. The bus driver at one point pulled over to the side of the road to pick up a stick to see if that could help us get our phone. It was so great to see act of charity from complete strangers. In the end we GOT THE PHONE! With the help of an old used Jehovah Witness pamphlet, a stick, and a pen we got our phone.

The following day we were at the church having an activity where we watched The Other Side of Heaven. It was lots of fun, and I am very grateful for the mission I do have! Afterwards we went upstairs to shut down the upper part of the capilla. When we opened the door my companion got her finger stuck in the door, and the next thing I hear is crying. Poor thing jammed her finger nice and good in the door. To the point that we needed to go to the hospital to see if she broke it. We were at the hospital at 930.... we didn't leave till 2 in the morning.... To say I was exhausted is an understatement. But the good news is she didn't break it. But Its nice and purple.