There's a cockroach in the way!

 Opaaa!  Olá gente!!  Tudo bem??!

This week went by a little slow, but like it's already another pday, what??!!!
Got to be honest, I don't have a ton to say.  But here we go!
First thing, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!  I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and ate tons of food!  I had some sort of a Thanksgiving meal...just a little lol!!  Sister Snow made mashed potatoes, I made some crepioca (if that's how it's spelled)...with turkey so I got some turkey haha...had a bowl of vegetables, and had a roll!  So the best "Thanksgiving meal" I could make with what I had lol! 
Crepioca is like a crepe but is made with tapioca and an egg.  SO GOOD!  One of the best things I have learned to make here in Brazil!
Next thing, I hit my 5 month mark this week!  Time has passed by pretty fast looking back!
Next thing, we didn't have our baptism on Saturday because of a scheduling conflict with the interviews for him.  We were sad about it!  But it will happen this week!  Please pray that he can get baptized this next weekend!
This week was a little hard finding people who want to hear our messages.  We marked a time with a lot of people during the day but not very many people were answering.  But this is missionary work...it takes work to find people.  I have to remind myself that "I am trying!  Just keep going!"  
Everyday is just kind of the same.  Especially here right now, we are doing a lot online.  So we are just sitting in the church for a while.  Somedays, we have in person lessons and do some street contacting but other days...we are at the church from about 2pm until 9pm.  Longgggg days here sometimes!
This week, I had a few encounters with some cockroaches.  We had come back to the church one night and I had use the restroom.  And right on the wall was a BIG, NASTY cockroach!  I took a video, and I'll try to add it to my email.  Anyway it was a big one.  
And then, a few days later, I had to use the restroom again after we got back to the church.  So I opened the door, turned on the light, and there was another BIG, NASTY one running on the floor into a corner, I think it was the same one as the other.  My companion freaked out haha, I've gotten used to them...only a little lol!  My companion proceeded to give me a broom and wanted me to kill the cockroach.  So, that's what I did!! 
Anyway, that's all I got for this week.  Next week is transfers!!  Already which is CRAZY!!! 
But I hope everyone is doing well!!  Love you guys and miss you tons! 
Sister Findlay








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