Let the festivities begin Ladies and Gentleman. The sleighs in Nicaragua are not pulled by reindeer or filled to the top with presents, but are hauled by skinny horses and loaded with scrap metal and trash. Turkey is replaced with Nacatamles and Gallo Pinto. Egg nog is drunken in liters as a black substance called Coca Cola. To me, it is a miracle to be in such an awesome country. I have loved every adventure and every minute the Lord has allowed me here and I cannot wait to tell you how my Pre-Christmas preparations turned out during this unforgettable week!
Santa dropped in early and gave me 3 new companions this Monday! My boy, Elder Mendez from Honduras (who is the new AP!), Elder Thackeray from California, and our new son, Elder Barrios from Guatemala! I am in charge of teaching these amigos our area and you would not believe the miracles we have already worked together with the help of the Lord!
Tuesday we picked up Elder Barrios and were basically coordinating managers for all of the Managua with all the missionaries! After all the racket, we settled down and made it to Maximo Town with time to make some noise. We visited Francisco and his family and played our flour game. It was a hit yet again!
Wednesday was a humbling day for me as a missionary! We gave service at the local public hospital in Managua, cleaning her up and making all the sick Nica´s days a little brighter. We cleaned windows, brought garden hoses INSIDE to spray down the walls (HAHA), weeded, picked up trash, mopped, and just about everything in between. We even saw a dead body!! Everyone, even the news, Channel 2, gave us their thanks. How can we know our master if we never are in his service, huh?!
Friday our dear friend Vincent had his interview along with Francisco done by Elder Hughes. Both have had such amazing rides in their journey trough the missionary lessons. I have come to love them both with all my heart and it was thee greatest feeling to hear their testimonies of the Savior and his church born!
Saturday was the big day for Francisco! He showed up all by himself with thee biggest smile on his face to the church. Has we dressed and talked, he went aside to wait for his daughters. They never showed, but he carried on with a tear in his eye. Right before we went into the font room, he took a seat in a chair and said a humble prayer. That is a moment I will never forget dearest family and friends.
Sunday /TODAY was confirmations and Vincent´s baptism day! His dream was to do the ordinance on Christmas Eve. Earlier in the week, he shared with me what his biggest desire for his life is and he said: A strong, united family, sealed in one of the holy temples. Today, he took that step closer to that goal. After, he melted everyone´s faces with his strong, evangelical like testimony. It was awesome!
These people are testimonies to me that Jesus Christ lives.
John 3:16 Enjoy the greatest gift ever given!
1 Cor 1:26-29: God calls the weak to his work. Always!
Have thee Merriest Christmas yet. I'll be back for the next one :)
Love,
Elder Campbell
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| Christmas Day skype |
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| My cousin, Tom Wilkinson, a pilot for Delta, ran into Brayden in a restaurant in Nicaragua on December 26, 2017. |
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