Funny experience

ok so this was an experience of two local sisters that were out in service from our congregation. They were in a territory that we work like every couple of months or so and they go up to a house of a family that is known to be rude to the witnesses...the same old man is there and invites them in the house to sit down out of the heat and all...and he starts in on them..saying "you guys dont even believe in Jesus and how is it that they can be witnesses of Jehovah if you havn´t even seen him?"...meanwhile the wife chimes in with her husband...so the sisters show him in Isaiah that Jehovah would have witnesses for his name...then the man asked another question...(by the way he´s Born Again) to him Jesus is God...."so why are you witnesses, how did you become JWs?"  They respond..."well...some Jehovah´s witnesses came to our door and preached to us."  He responds..."well we preach too."  Then one of the sisters says: "Well I have never had a Born Again come preach to me".. then the man asks (trying to take control of the conversation).."so what are you going to tell Jesus when he comes back to judge?"......The sister says: "I guess I´ll tell him, I´m sorry Lord, but the Born Agains never preached to me.¨ And there was no response...he remained quiet.

For those who want to check out Nicaragua

Hola y Hello a todos! Ok so the day i come back is july 1st...so if there is anyone that wants to check out a foreign country and does not want to spend a lot of money...there is room for one more in our house to come and check out what it´s like to serve where the need is great...let me know...email me...

always,
sarah minner

Raquels first talk!

This is Raquels first talk. She did great, didnt even need her notes...shes one of my Bible students, had studied for quite some time and then entered the school....which was hard for her because she is taking a class all the way in Managua and the class is on saturdays when we have our meeting at 2:30 but shes working on arranging her schedule to make sure she is there for all her meetings.....I didnt go to the meeting this saturday since i was sick but she was there and on time....so hopefully everything is in place for her and i know her next goal is publisher.

NO MORE DENGUE FEVER!!!!!

Oye por fin! Estoy mejor! No mas de este dengue fiebre! YA! BASTA! I am finally better from dengue fever!! YAY! last night i had soo much energy that I didnt know what to do with myself! I can finally get back to my studies and service again. I am happy especially since we have the memorial right around the corner! Havnt had any experiences as I have been cooped up in the the house and 2 days and nights in the hospital with an iv hooked up to me...my blood platletes went down soooo low to 57 and they are supposed to be at least at 150 or higher... my room mate cayli  and I almost got it at the same time....so we were suffering together. But now Im good and so is she and we can get back to why we are here!

My favorite Pulpuria

Mas fotos!

This a sister in my congregation, Margarita!
This is on the way to one of our far away territories, it´s called Paso Real

New Pictures!

I started another study in San Vicente, her name is Maria, sweet girl, she´s about 17 years old or so and she has to stay at home while both her parents work to take take 0f he 102 year old Great Grandma....she can´t really hear, her grandma, but man is that one determined older lady...while Maria and I were studying her grandma got up from her chair, turned and faced the chair, bent down holding the the arms of the chair and used it as a walker to make her way to the bathroom. I asked Maria if she needed any help and she said ¨no, she doesn´t like people to help her to the bathroom, she likes to do it all by herself¨.....and watching her go well she evidently didn´t, she had it covered. I tell you what the method of using the ¨Would you like to know the Truth¨ pamphlet to start bible studies is really working and I have Maria as evidence of that....simply ask the householder out of the 6 questions that the tract presents which one would they like to have the answer to and once selected answer the question with the tract and read one scripture from the Bible directly, then cut it off, tell them you got to go, you have the group waiting for you and well run away...leave them wanting more...I did that with Maria and she imediately wanted to know when I was coming back, ¨When are you going be coming back¨....it´s a great method and if the person is really interested and you will be able to tell by their body language...you can show them and the back of the pamphlet where it shows the Bible Teach book and that this book offers even more and deeper information on that very question that they made....it is functioning very well for me! I was finally able to find my buddy, my study Ishayana, she just started working the a ¨Zona Franca¨ a clothing factory and she works everyday, very hard the only day she has off is sunday and that´s when we have our study...I really like this girly...she was telling me how she used to think before like alot of people saying when something bad was happening to her or she was going through a hard time she´d say ¨oh God is punishing me or making me go through this¨ but througth what she´s learned she knows God never puts people to the test making them suffer through something bad just because he can...she told me that God is love and that he couldn´t do and wouldn´t do something like that to us because it would be evil...¨ I was impressed.... so i look forward to our studies together. What else...me, Cayli and Rebecca another need greater awesome sister from texas are now doing the pioneer assist program with 3 of the young sisters in our congregation....so that´s going to be nice.

The Pictures

the 1st pic is of the waterfalls close to one our territories called San Miguel

the 2nd is a flower at the Bethel here in Ticuantepe

the 3rd is of anda lousia my fave territory cuz it´s gorgeous and shady

the 4rth is where we cross through this beautiful spot on the way to the waterfall

the 5th is the sunset at Pochomil a really nice beach about 2.5 hours away from where were at