Touched

Dear readers,
I have continued to be abundantly blessed by God's love and providence. Yesterday was my birthday! I had a delicious cake and a pinata as a surprise! Another girl on the group also had her birthday yesterday and we celebrated together. We had an amazing rancho experience and I was just so blessed all day! I have been taking pictures and hopefully I will be able to share them with y'all soon! Today I just got back from home visits. We visited a man who has a lot of trouble walking, and we were able to give him crutches. We visited a woman who is truly one of the most good natured people I have ever met and we visited a little boy. His name is Luis Angel and he is 9 years old. He is one of a family of four and last year his older brother died of a rare and aggressive disease. He was in the grade underneath me and his sister was in my class. Luis Angel has cancer in his blood. No body ever visits him so Tonio, a missionary, is his best friend. He has the most amazing smile and a truly kind and happy heart. His family lives in a two room adobe house and they are an example of true poverty. Luis cannot be cured. He is taking medicine to help calm his disease, and unless God cures him he will die in not too long. I am crying ad I write this, I don't know if I have ever been so touched by any home visit or any person I have ministered to as Luis. Every week Tonio visits him and gives him the homework of drawing him a picture. As I sat there and spoke with Luis Angel all I wanted to do was help him, and I was overwhelmed with the sensation of hopelessness. I ask you to pray for the Torres Cerda family and especially for Luis Angel. I cannot imagine what his family must feel to be attacked with such hardships and yet his Mother smiled the whole time and thanked us for coming. I could write forever but I need to go.
Peace and Love in Christ,
Alyse