I feel a certain inexplicable anger and frustration as I type. It might be because it literally hurt and this sticky, Paraguayan keyboard isn’t making it very esay. You see, last night I was sleeping right next to me best friend Tokyo (thats the brand of my fan, which saves my life every night by letting me get at least a little sleep), and I had put off installing the front cover because I didn’t have the right bolt. Well as I stretched out this morning, my hand went right into the blades and got horribly mangled. Now it is painful to type, and I’m having a hard time getting a lot of the buttons. I’ve got it well bandaged and hopefully it will be healed by next week.
Well, despite the pain and frustration, I am stoked out of my mind to be out here in my new area. I though I had told you all this, but maybe not. Changes came in and President assigned me to open San Pedro for the first time in history to missionary work. I’m here in a dusty old internet shop with my Argentine companion, enjoying a pday FAR far away from Asunción where I have spent my entire misson.
The people out here are incredible. I think I can count the number of times we’ve been rejected on one mangled hand. They all want to know what we are all about and what is the Book of Mormon and who was Joseph Smith. Of course, their curiosity is fuel for our excitement to teach and testify with convincing power.
Over New Years, President sent the Assistant and I out here to find a house and get everything ready. While we were here, we we taught the family that owns the building we are renting. We got here Thursday at midnight, but in church yesterday, we we were still blessed to have 7 investigators, including the faimly we had taught on the first trip out. The family is incredible. The man is general manager of a large cattle ranch and is incredibly humble and obedient to whatever we say. He recognized something in us and the family has set the goal to be baptized on January 21st.
Well, we almost killed ourselves working Friday and Saturday, painting and repairing the house in every spair moment. I forget my camera so pictures will have to come later. I know God has a great work prepared for San Pedro and I feel so lucky to be an instrument in His hands.
I love you all and thank you for your support!
Elder McCarty
Saturday, January 9, 2010
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