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| Shortly after arriving in Cape Verde, we met Danuesa. She has helped us as a substitute Seminary teacher, has served as a Primary leader, and always eager to help in any way. She told me that her prayer is to be a missionary one day. Me and my new wrinkles and gray hair were blessed to be attending Primary in Relva, the exact Sunday that Danuesa was teaching about our bodies being the Temples for our Spirits. It is difficult for her to read sometimes because her eyes are crossed, but she turned right to the scriptures in the lesson and read 1st Corinthians 3:16. She sometimes has to reach to write on the chalkboard due to the hunchback that makes it difficult to stretch up. But she does...stretch up. And the moment I have memorized is when she shared, with all the children and me, her deep appreciation for the gift of having a body. So... You can imagine our joy when we were in the car half way to Relva this past Tuesday for Perpetual Education Fund Interviews when a phone call came from Praia. They needed a mini-missionary for three weeks beginning now! We tried to think of who was next in line to serve a mission and phoned a Branch President...but he didn't have a sister available, and into our hearts came 'Danuesa'! Of Course! We stopped at her home on the way up the steep hill to the chapel house. Grandpa asked her if she would serve a mission. |
Prayers and righteous dreams are answered right on time...
and I wish you could have seen her face!
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| Her father was happy for her, but concerned at the same time. Is she ready? Where will she stay? He didn't have money to help her. She would need a skirt. Right now?! 'She'll be just fine', her mother smiled. |
We told her we would return in two hours to take her with us to Sao Filipe.
On the ride home, she was quiet. I told her that she had one of the sweetest companions ever! A Filipino sister who... sure enough! Just reached out and gave her a giant hug and put her arm around her... hunchback and all! "We are so thankful to have you here!" Sister Llano (an angel) said.
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| We see Danuesa often as we come and go, and her smile gets bigger with each day it seems. Sweet Sister Llano shared with me that when Danuesa prays and teaches, her words are heard and felt. I am blessed to know that is true. |
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2 comments:
I fall more and more in Love with the people of Cape Verde with each post. What I'd give to follow you around each day and learn from their sweet hearts! I Love You!
It has been so good for Dan to get to reconnect with Cabo Verde. I am so so glad that you are keeping everything on a blog for us to read. The lives of the people you are with are inspiring to read about and make us feel a little bit better and a little bit repentant. Thanks Sister Benedict.
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