"Milagros" (Miracles) in May!!

We decided that the only way that the Tarapoto Zone would be able to do its part with the mission goal of 505 would be thanks to a MIRACLE! This past month has been nothing short of a giant miracle. The zone finished with 30 baptisms which is something that has not been accomplished here in Tarapoto in over three years. Even with a mountain of challenges and obstacles (strikes, crazy natives, sicknesses) the Elders were able to overcome and make it happen. As a mission we also set a new record with President Perez, as a mission we finished with 406 baptisms!
This past weekend Elder Vasquez and I baptized a single mom by the name of Milagros Galo (Milagros translates into Miracle) and I feel that her name is really fitting because she was nothing short of a miracle. She is a single mom who moved to Tarapoto about 3 weeks ago from Iquitos. In Iquitos she had a friend who was a member of the church and always invited her to go to church which her but Milagros couldn´t ever find the time. When she came to Tarapoto and saw the chapel she told us that she felt something special as she pasted by and decided to make an effort to attend the next Sunday. Elder Vasquez and I were sitting out front waiting for the District Presidency to arrive and as we were waiting a lady (Milagros) came walking up to us and asked us ¨A que hora empieza la reunion¨(What time does the meeting start). She was two hours early but she came back and stayed for the entire three hours. We visited her the next day and Elder Vasquez and I were both overwhelmed with how prepared Milagros was to receive the gospel. She definitely knew what she was missing and thanks to the impressions of the spirit she was able to find here way home. She is such a neat lady with so much strength and faith. Milagros was definitely a Milagro in May!