I have very limited time this week so please forgive the brief letter. It has been an absolutely insane week and we have definitely felt the guidance of the spirit. I know that the Lord protects us through this wonderful gift and all we must do is be worthy of His companionship and then heed what He tells us. I am so very grateful to know that if I will just be obedient I have the promise of protection and divine help. Right now in our area there is child trafficking (I have no idea how to spell that). It is when people kidnap children and then take out their organs to sell them and just leave the body. Three kids have been taken and killed this past week and everyone is living in fear. I never cease to be amazed at the kind of world we live in. I truly believe that the only hope we have is through the gospel. There is so much visible corruption on the streets and it humbles me that I was blessed to be born to a good, strong family in a safe place. As I see the effects of true poverty-literally living day to day as you look for food- I can´t help but cry sometimes and ask how I was so special to deserve a house and food every day of my life. I have learned so much from the wonderful people here. They live in poor circumstances with very little hope and yet give all their hearts and faith to the Lord and to those around them. I am so very grateful to have been able to serve among them for this short time and will miss them immensely when I return home.
The Lord knows and loves us and invites each and every one of us to come unto Him. If you are stumbling, keep rising each time you fall. If you are crawling, keep going until you learn how to walk. If you are walking, keep up the pace until you can run. It does not matter how fast we get there or how we look when we arrive...the only thing that matters is that we go. To Him. And that we start now. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing now is the time to stand a little taller and make sure that you are facing Him. I have so much more that I wish I could express but the time simply does not permit me today. I know our Savior knows and loves us and through His sacrifice we can overcome any challenge we might face here in this life.
Sister Ewell
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