out here on the mission I've realized that we really are on the front lines of the battle against the adversary. In my time here I've been the first person on the scene for serious matters such as drug addiction, divorce, broken families, and many other things.
Awhile back we showed up at a guys doorstep just a few hours after his wife took all her things and left with the baby after three years of marriage, he was destroyed and he turned to us for comfort, we gave him all the encouragement and advice that two 20 year old unmarried guys could give.
We also got a call one day from the ward asking for us to keep an eye out for one of the youth in the streets. They told us that he has been doing drugs and that his aunt kicked him out of the house and hes living in the streets. We found him with his dad in front of his house with a group of anti-drug addicts. They were sitting there yelling at him and forcing him to look into their eyes and telling him he has a problem. the kid was covered in dirt and in bad shape and not talking to anyone, just hiding his face. When the anti-drug addicts left his dad called us over and handed us a bar of soap and said "I can't take him" and walked away. The kid was left there hiding his face. I sat next to him and said "hey, it's kinda hot out here. Wanna come with us? We can take you somewhere where you can take a shower and I can get you a fresh change of cloths." He looked up at us and said that sounds good. He came with us and we did just that: I gave him a shirt and my basketball shorts and we sat and talked to him about the atonement. He's now living with a few different members and keeping off the streets. the members are helping him keep him mind busy and going through the detoxification process of the drugs he's been taking. He's been going a week without consuming now.
With situations like these; the solution is charity. those anti drug addicts tried yelling at him and getting him to come to their meetings. But the kid didn't respond to that. But through a little charity, he's now on the road to recovery. Charity is one of our weapons again Satan. He hates it. ^_^ hehe.
Right now we're fighting the war against a very very clever enemy. He has a lot of experience. Here's the thing though: he knows he isn't going to win. Because he knows that he's going to be cast out, he's trying to take as many people with him as he can.
Our work is called the work of salvation. We are doing all that we can to save God's children. What's cool is that God's battle plan is perfect, and it work to save as many people as want to be saved.
It isn't an easy work, but it's necessary, and worth it.
And the thing is, it's not only for us full time missionaries. It's for everyone. The work of salvation is worldwide and we need all the help we can get. Send reinforcements, previsions, referrals of attack points, and safe houses for the afflicted.
We are to do this work with Jesus' weapons: NO, not the holy hand grenade of Antioch; but with faith, charity, love, humility, diligent, knowledge, long suffering, service, patient, and with all types of good works.
I'm doing good here, I hope that all is well back home.
I love you all. Happy Birthday to Madeline.
~Cameron
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| ...PVT ELDER HOWELL, The Brave |
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