ΠΗΓΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΑ!!!

ΓΕΙΑ!!!

Well what a week it has been.

Tuesday we had a busy day. We first went out of Thess a bit to visit the Koutouri family. It was great they are awesome members. Then we came home and planned a District Meeting and went and met with Dimitris. It was good because we were able to explain the baptism we were going to have on Saturday. We were also able to talk about what it means to be a member. It was really cool to be able to answer all of the questions that he has.

Wednesday we were able to go the warehouse and do some more service there. Then from there we met with Achilles. He is now investigating the church which is awesome hopefully we can share the message that we have with him.

Thursday we met up with Haralambos and just to think of what he looks like I will tell you guys that I have found Hagrid. 

Friday We were able to visit with our security guard friend, Jimmy, at the university. We are starting to progress with him. It is cool we hope soon to start really teaching him. That night we taught English to Vasilios and it went well, he is a good guy and has a fake leg and is hoping to be able to make it out to the church soon!

Saturday was for sure an adventure, we had a busy day running around trying to do final preperations for the baptism and also helping out our friends at the Laiki or the market. Then that night we had the baptism, it was an excommunicated lady who came down from Skopia (Macedonia but can't say that cause Macedonia is Greece), and we had a good baptism. I got surprised by them needing a witness to go out with them so I was lucky enough to go out. But unfortunately stepped on a sea urchin. My comp was awesome and helped me get all the needles out. Also I was able to meet some of the members from Skopia and one who knew my cousin, also Elder Halverson, who had served there recently. It was really cool!

Maria's Baptism

Baptism

Baptism

Elder Forsey helping me out after stepping on sea Urchin

Dimitris Me and Nik from Macedonia

Church

Sunday was a good Sunday. In the evening got invited, by one of our friends, to an event about a memorial for the Greek Soldiers that got lost in Cyprus when Turkey invaded. It was really cool.

Memorial with our friend Costas

President and Sister Heder

Selfie with Steve

Then today was awesome, we finished cleaning out my foot. We also stopped by the Nike store to look. I had to take a selfie with Steve! Also today was the day I am now officially a part of the Adriatic South/Greece Mission doesn't feel any different but I will for sure miss the Heders.

Well that is it for the week something that I have really realized this week is that we all have two choices in this life to smile or to not. It is always easier in the end to smile. It makes a big difference especially with those on the street!

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