Bonjour. So this week was another great and beautiful week in Good ole Brussels. Miracles just flying in from everywhere and i have no idea why. I am definately thank ful for all of the tender mercies but I don't feel like we deserve all of it. Honestly just so many good things are happening. This week We were able to teach 17 lessons and have two baptisms and fix antoher date! How great honestly! The tough thing about baptizing is that after that you begin to lose people you have to keep teaching. So we'll have to continue finding but at the same time all the time that was spent finding in large part has contributed to the success that is being had now. So yes we are very humbled by the beautiful things that are going on here.
I had the privelege this week in Baptizing both Charles and Michel. I felt so humbled. All went really well too. It was funny because i had to do one baptism in English and the other one in French. They both were baptized without any problems :) Charles just so you all know is another friend of Andrew who got baptized, which is now the 3rd person who has come into the church because of Umaru, the friend who referred us Andrew. Andrew is the best missionary ever. I called him yesterday and he answered
-"Hoopes, Sup man?"
-Nothing much how are you Andrew?
-Good good good.
-Hey are you coming to family home evening at the church?
-Yeah yeah yeah. I will bring my friend John.
-Great bring all your friends!
-Hoopes...You know how i do. I'll do my best. I have three people you need to baptize ok?
-Sounds great Andrew. We'll see you tomorrow.
-Ok ok ok.
I love that guy. He just keeps bringing them in! And then Michel is just so good. He knocked out drinking coffee completely in one week and was baptized without problem this saturday. I just feel so blessed that that happened. So that was a miracle in itself but also another miracle happened this week and i think it is because of all the fasting that was done at the beginning of the month and also by Elder Petersen and I at a seperate time. Check This out. So on Sunday Elder Petersen and I pray and fasted seperately. I fasted so that Kevin's dad would sign the baptismal form and let his son be baptized. So then this thursday rolls around and we have a RDV with Kevin. I called him before the rendez-vous to see where he was and he said he was on his way and he was coming with his dad. Ok two things. One kevin's dad is SO busy and has literally no time. Second thing is he decided on his day off to take time to come with kevin to the rendez-vous. So for us already this was a miracle but that is not all. We have the rendez-vous and everything and most of it was just listening and trying to find a way for his dad to say yes and sign the paper because before he had said he wanted to wait about 3 or 4 months. So we had to be patient but also just negotiate things. All was going well and i was just relating so much with them but we weren't really making progress until Kevin said something. He said "You know what is interesting is the more and more people i meet my age i see people that stop going to church and i don't know why." His dad replies "well it is because they never knew it was true in the first place." Right as he said that the spirit flooded in and I said "Kim (his dad) why would your 16 year old continue living and practicing a religion he doesn't yet belong to when everyone around is telling him there is no God." He replied very hesitantly and said "he most know it's true. And i do know that it makes him happy." He then shortly after agreed to SIGN THE PAPER!!! So kevin will be baptized on the 31st of March!!!!!!!!!!! How cool! The Lord totally answered our prayers and our fast. Later i found out that that was the only thing that Elder Petersen fasted for this last time. How Cool. After the RDV Kim came up to me and tapped me on the back and said Elder I hope my boys can grow up to be valiant like you guys. You don't realize how great you are. How crazy. this coming from an atheist who knows nothing about religion. I'll tell you what the Lord works in mysterious ways but you definately know when he is working. I felt so humbled by this week and just want to keep working harder and harder til the end.
So yes that is a taste of brussels right now. This is the best place ever. I don't want to leave. This is the Last week of the transfer by the way. There is a possiblity that i will leave however the possibilities are pretty low. So yeah if something will take more than a week to send don't send it. Unless you get it off by tommorrow. I'll let you know saturday what will happen. I love you all so much and pray for you every night. Keep being missionaries Chez Nous!
Mucho Amor Mes Queridos!
Elder Hoopes
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| Charles and Michel |
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| Abdullah, Andrew, and Charles |
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