WEEK 96

hey everyone!

This week was pretty good! It was pretty eventful.

One cool experience we had was with referrals. The assistants gave us a lot of referrals that were never contacted the past two years, so we had a good amount. In them we found Jennette, she asked for a Book of Mormon two years ago.  I called her and said we wanted to deliver the book that she asked for. She was excited about that so we set a time up to see her, we went by on Tuesday and started talking with her and it turns out that two years ago missionaries already contacted her and gave her a Book of Mormon, she also even had a baptismal date. When we called and told her we had a book for her she thought it was a different one and wanted it. She is really excited for us to come by and teach her again, she is really interested in learning more about the message and wants to start reading the Book of Mormon again. She is pretty prepared so it's pretty amazing that we were able to find her again and start teaching her again. Amazing how we are guided to find those that He wants us to. I know that we are being helped through this work and guided every step of the way.

Also this week we went to Tobago. We did an exchange over there so we went with the missionaries there and taught with them. It was great to see the wonderful views again, also to see some of the people I used to teach. One women actually got baptized that at first rejected my comp and I but after reading the pamphlet she wanted to learn more. So it was cool to see even tho you may get rejected down the road they will prepare and the spirit will touch them as you share.

This morning as well we went to a waterfall in Maracas it was awesome, great adventure with the district. It was up in the mountains and jungle. It was a blast.

that's about it for this week.. we have zone conference this week too so that should be fun!

3 nephi 18  great chapter. it is amazing how we can always be filled with the spirit that will always help us in our lives.

love elder bastian 

bye to senior couple Stecker's

Tobago views

MOM RECEIVED A TEXT FROM THE VANCE'S WITH THIS PIC SAYING I WAS DOING GREAT!

THE WATERFALLS!!

WEEK 95

 "Stay on the Covenant path"

Hey everyone!

Not a super eventful week, being on bikes in Guyana you get a lot more stories than being in a car haha.

We were able to watch the broadcast on Tuesday, it was a great broadcast and to listen to the new President of the church Russell M Nelson. It was great to listen to the words of encourage "stay on the covenant path". 

Also to help out the Assistants to the President we went to the mission office, my comp and one of the APs went to pick Pres. Gonzalas (area president.) unfortunately I had to stay in the mission office haha so I didn't get to drop him off at the airport.

Also this week we contacted, the area we are in is more of a ghetto neighborhood haha so the people are pretty interesting but nice tho. We found some cool people and a family, the family invited us for lunch yesterday so that was great. We are having good fun doing the work.

We have a few baptismal dates set up for February so that should be a great month for some baptisms. The people we are working with are super great! Really prepared too so the work is great.

Thanks for everything you all do and thanks for the Christmas letters every sent as well. I just barely got them haha. I would write back but by the time it would get there I would be home haha. so thank you.

Be the best you can be

love elder bastian

WEEK 94

Be the Change you Want to See

hey everyone!

So pretty great week, I am now in Trinidad back in Arima with Elder Hill. Guyana was really awesome! I'm going to miss it a lot and the people too. I left Friday to come to Trinidad so I spent most of my week there.

In Guyana we have a lot of prepared people we are teaching. Data and Shanti should be baptized next week, they are so excited for it. We are teaching a women named Sister Paul, she has been Hindu her whole life but now is converting over to Christianity. Teaching her it's amazing to see the light that has been brought on her life as she has been coming closer to her Savior. She has a desire to be baptized now and feels that peace that he brings. Julie is awesome too, she has cancer but her faith is so strong and she knows she can be healed through Jesus Christ. Her knowledge is great, it's pretty easy teaching her cuz her understanding is there.

 

In Trinidad now we have a few people on baptismal dates now. They all have a desire so it's awesome too see their want to get baptized. I'm pretty grateful to be able to work all of these people. My testimony has grown teaching them and working with them. 

In Guyana we were with the Henry family. They are less active that we picked up when I was down there. I taught them 19 months ago and I remembered them and was sad to hear they are less active. We started to go by again and they have a strong desire to come back to church and to fellowship and do missionary work on their own. They want to have that change in their lives. She told us this quote "be the change you want to see". as we put ourselves out there and act on our faith we can have that change that we desire.

 

I have been learning a lot from the Book of Mormon as well, I am in 3 nephi 9. This is right before Christ comes and visits the people, before he comes there were disasters and darkness for three days. Enough darkness that no flame could be seen. It's amazing how He is the light of the World and how He can be light in our lives that will always helps us see and feel that love.

Continue to read. Continue to look towards Him.

love elder bastian

GUYANA VIEW

SHANTI AND DATA

AWESOME RECENT CONVERT SISTER DERESA

HENRY FAMILY

BIKE GEAR

FOUND THE GARDEN OF EDEN

STREET THAT FITS US

WEEK 93

2018 begins

Hey everyone!

Weeks are going faster and faster. It's pretty crazy. I got my transfer call, I leave this Friday and I'm going to Trinidad again. I'll be in Arima with Elder Hill again so that will be great. I'm excited to go back there.

From last week few things have happened. Guyana is still amazing, we have been working hard and having fun. This week our bikes were giving us problems, we broke 5 chains and punctured my tire this week. Not sure if the chains are bad or we have been biking too hard haha. So when we breakdown we will pull one another on the bikes. We hold on to our comp bag and he has to bike harder. so it's pretty fun.

We have some solid investigators here. Shanti and Data have a date planned for the 20th of this month. They are so prepared, they will keep their commitments so they are able to almost teach us in the lesson. So they are awesome. Marlon is really cool and really wants to know the truth. He has a testimony of the Book of Mormon. Sahadeo was a Hindu for 58 yrs and now he is converting to Christianity so that's really cool. We were teaching Bro Jacobs and he asked if he could get baptized. He wants to change and want to do the right thing. That was awesome to see.

That's all that has been happening this week. I wish I could stay here in Guyana. It's a great place.

Our goal in the mission this month is get all those that were baptized to the temple. That is a goal we should all have. 

Thanks for the support and the love.

Always remember what the Lord as done for you. never forget, always remember

love elder bastian

some Guyana views

WEEK 92

2018!!! happy new year

hey everyone

1 happy new year. I don't know where the year has went haha

First week in Guyana has been amazing. It's great to be back in one of my old areas. So many familiar faces and a lot of new ones too, not a lot of people remember but I don't blame them haha it was like 19-20 months ago.

I am on bikes again and it feels good. I am definitely out of shape but it has been great to be on bikes. It has rained every day since I have been here, so the roads are all muddy. It's been funny riding on the trails in the mud and on the small bridges.

We are teaching a lot of awesome people, a lot that are prepared. They are super humble and want to learn and want to change. We had an investigator named Marlon we were teaching and this guy came in and wanting to bash with us and disprove us but Marlon testified about the Book of Mormon and how he knows it is true. So that was cool to see him (an investigator) stick up for what he believes in. The guy couldn't say too much more, he wants to be baptized but wants to makes those changes in his life first.

I have a lot of other great stories that I could tell right now but you'll have to wait till I come home. But everyday on the mission continues to confirm to me that this church is true, the gospel of Jesus Christ is true and as we follow the commandments we will be blessed. As we read the scriptures the holy ghost will bear witness to us that the words are true just like how Marlon has experienced. Also as we strive for the holy ghost in our lives, it will bring the most comfort peace happiness we could have. Everyday is a blessing and an opportunity, it's just how we use it and how we spend it. I love you all and have a great week.

love elder bastian

road we bike in Guyana

cook up (rice , chana, bean like things, some meat. something like that) and chicken foot, with juice

cow face pepper pot, (food dish that is interesting but pretty good)

monkey