November 5,2012

The work here in San Pedro is wonderful! We are working really hard at finding those who are ready to accept the gospel but we saw so many miracles this week of how the Lord works in His children's lives! There are a lot of single older sisters in this ward and as we were out working this week we were able to simply bless several of them with a answered prayer and an acknowledgement that they were loved. During a dinner appointment as I offered the closing prayer I simply prayed that the sister's new job this week would go well and after we got up to leave she looked at me and sincerely thanked me telling me that is exactly what she needed! I have the greatest testimony of how powerful specific and heartfelt prayer can be! Another sister going through a divorce just needed our friendship and support as she received a blessing from the bishop. The simple things are so powerful! The greatest miracle we saw this week was Ryan. Ryan is a man that in this recent week lost everything! He is currently out of work and home and has been beaten by thoughts of shame unworthiness. By the hand of God we were blessed to receive a phone call from him asking for our help. By entire God's design we were able to meet up with him with a set of elders in our district and had one of the most powerful lessons! We testified that he was a son of God that God loved him, he prayed the most sincere prayer of humility and pleading. We left not knowing if we would ever see him again but praying that he would be able to make it to church. Then two days later still praying for him back down in the same area, mid prayer i look over and there he is on the steps of a building another sign of God's love for him. We went over to see him and just told him that he was an answer to our prayers and he saw hope and more perspective on his circumstance. We were able to arrange for the sisters of a different ward to meet him and have another lesson and throughout this week just the light in his eyes, the hope that he has been able to receive and the knowledge that God sent his representatives to help him is amazingly apparent! It is the best feeling to be an instrument in the hands of the Lord! I don't know what the end of Ryan's story is but I know that God loves him and that we were blessed to be able to tell him that! The work is good!!!!!!! Hope all is well where you are! God is aware of you! Keep smiling and keep praying!!

with lots of love,

Sister Camarella