Дух In The Villages

Some people say don't hide behind Cacti.


Something spiritual for all the fans of 'the work' out there. My companion and I were in "The Villages," one of the housing complexes in our area, and we were stopping by a lot of houses of people we knew or were teaching but no one seemed to be home. We decided to head to a different part of the area. As we were nearing the edge of The Villages, my companion felt prompted to turn towards one of the guys we are teaching still in the Villages. When we got to his street, I felt like we needed to turn onto another street we had never seen before. I was positive we had been everywhere in The Villages, but I didn't recognize this place at all. We continued down the road to a couple cul-de-sacs. I saw a moving truck sitting in an otherwise barren driveway. I felt like we needed to go over there, so we did. Then we just sat there by the truck for 2ish minutes until someone came out of the house. I said, "Can we help?" They looked very confused, but then said, "Well, I guess. If you want."  


So for the next hour we moved in most of the heavy items, with few words exchanged. We had most of the house in before Russel from the movie "UP" could say, "Whoosh Kevin!" Next thing you know, we were shaking hands and exchanging numbers. It was very cool. Then we left. Whoosh.


In other news, all missionaries and US citizens are supposed to leave Ukraine ASAP. Looks like I may get a few more weeks in AZ. Yes. Yes. Yes! I love it here, but please pray for the people of Ukraine. That part is really sad.


1) Us and them
2) 30 second exposure I call "Starry Night"
I held perfectly still by the way.
3) Just a cactus
4) A nice picture



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