Craving the Spirit February 7, 2010

Kara and her companion, Hermana Castro from Honduras
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> The food here is the same as Panama City, but I only eat with the members for lunch so I'm not getting fed as much. The members we live next to, rarely make us food but they often give us fruits or vegetables.

> My area that I live in is flat, completely flat. I have definitely walked more than a thousand miles and my shoes have huge holes in the bottom of them. I finally gave in and bought new shoes this past week because my feet were burning from the concrete. The nicest shoe store they have here is Payless, but you don't really pay less, but its the best quality they have here, so I bought 2 pairs of shoes. Less comfy than my old ones, but they'll do for the next 10000 miles. I don't need any clothes or anything here.
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> I still haven't gotten your packages or pics, the mail is a lot slower in this area. I'm pretty sure it sits in the mission office a few weeks before they get around to sending it down here. But I'll get it at some point...
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> Changes are today and I am getting a new companion. I'm still waiting for her to arrive from the 8 hr bus ride so I'm not sure who it will be... but I'm staying in the same area and things are great. Cecilia got baptized this past Saturday and the baptism despite a few obstacles was AWESOME. I am so blessed to be here helping people find the true happiness that we all crave.

> The biggest obstacle for me I think right now is the fact that I'm blond and mas o menos attractive, that is what the men tell me. I am trying to figure out if the men I'm teaching are really interested in the gospel or just interested in me. I refuse to baptize anyone that doesn't have a true testimony but figuring out if they have a testimony or not leaves me boggled. I am just going to have to rely on the Lord. I am so grateful for the gift of the spirit, half the time I don't even know I'm being guided but the things like the baptism of Cecilia happen. I know that I was being guided. It is interesting how as a missionary I crave the spirit and feel lost and muddled when I don't have it with me strongly. I hope this craving never leaves me.

> I love you all so much and my prayers are always with you.
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> Les amo!
> Hermy