Yáll prolly don´t understand the funniness of a Brazilian saying “hi guys´´ but it´s okay. I’ll show you when I get back.

This week was exhausting. Honestly I hit a point on Saturday that I’ve never hit ever on my mission; where I just wanted to sit down and give up. I was exhausted, nothing was working out, we were running back and forth and everything was going wrong. And I wanted to quit. I wanted to call it in early, go home and lay down in my bed and call it good for the day. I really fought with myself for a few moments, knowing that I definitely should not quit and go home early, but wanting to more than anything. And I didn´t give in. I just had to accept it, that´s how it is, and move on. And we still didn´t end the day with any miracles or even very well. In fact, it would appear as far as numbers go, that we had failed real bad that day. But even so, I didn´t give up. And that in itself was a success. I was proud of myself for not throwing in the towel. I remember in school, when I had homework that was hard or something, I usually would just ´´whatever it´´. And give up. And so I was really able to see my progress as a person at the end of the day, that I had learned to “embrace the suck´´ like my dad always told me to. And hey, it works. I know that we had done what we could, even though it didn´t work out how we wanted. 

But this week will be better. Guys, the Lord always prepares a way for us to overcome our trials. We can´t give up!!! He´s right there by our side. Even when nothing is going right, we think there´s no way out, there is. Trust in Him, and just do it. Embrace the suck. Love how difficult it is, and know that it is part of the refining process, and you are slowly turning into a beautiful butterfly. Or diamond. Or unicorn. Whatever you prefer. 

Amo vocêsss!!!
Sister Evans