Daily Miracles

We received a wonderful email from Andrew detailing several experiences he and his missionary companion have had as they are seeking people who are interested in hearing their message. Much of their day is spent out and about, talking to people, seeking those who might be looking for what they have to offer. They feel blessed as they perform their labors. (Note: in an effort to protect the privacy of others, I have eliminated names or changed the names in [brackets]. )

He says:

It´s amazing to see how people really have been (are being) prepared to hear the Gospel. It´s also amazing how, as a missionary, miracles are so much a part of your day that you almost come to expect them. For example, yesterday [my companion] and I were walking down the street, coming back to our pensión (that´s our apartment). A lady saw us from the other side of the street and crossed the street to come talk to us. She told us that she worked for [Juan], a man my companion had met on the street a few weeks earlier. Last week we tried to go by and visit, but he wasn´t home. But, the lady told us, he really does want to talk with us. So we made an appointment to go by today at 6:00. Now, I guess [Juan] told his worker, this lady, to keep an eye out for us and talk to us if she saw us. But Luján is huge! I don´t think there´s much chance that we would randomly cross paths like that.

He has these types of experiences every day. Most often, they come when they have exhausted all their own resources, and are praying for help to find someone to talk to or teach. And, the miracles usually allow them to help someone in need.

A recent convert ... was recently hit by a car while riding his bike and had to go to the hospital. Now, none of us would have known until maybe a week or two later, because we had just recently gone to visit him. But as we were walking to an appointment in a totally different part of town, his daughter (who we had only met a week ago) happened to see and recognize us while she was driving. She stopped and told us what had happened, we told the Branch President, and people went to visit [him] in the hospital.

He works hard to do his part, and miracles follow.

Things like that do a lot to strengthen my faith that the Lord´s hand is in His work. As we do our part, He does the things we can´t do by ourselves - like having us cross paths with people who are ready to listen to the Gospel.