Hermana Kobe Bower: A poor lost orphan in Metan, Salta

Who's the poor lost orphan you might ask? Obvio... me!

My mama of the mission dropped me off at the terminal in Santiago with my suitcases in hand and I climbed on the bus... alone! Ah!

Not only was I alone but the whole bus was full of water. The tvs were dripping water on the seats, the floors were soaked.... For four hours, I sat in and breathed in who knows what..

And I arrived in SALTA!!! My stepmom was waiting for me! Hermana Ramos, of Lima Peru... Naturally she is half my size. Smaller than my last comp and knows even less English than my last comp. hahaha I got there and guess what..... I don't have anything. All of my suitcases were robbed... yay.... Hm.... I have one actually that's filled with some dirty clothes, my scriptures (thank goodness), and just really random stuff. hahahahaha ANd yet, I don't feel sad.

My new comp told me... "You're awfully happy for someone that just lost everything...." Flashback to Senior year when our house flooded. I don't know... Im sad and whoever took my suitcases... Well... we better not meet on the streets, missionary or not. -_- But I know that everything will work out. I haven't the slightest idea of how, but I know it will! :D Prayers for all my clothes and stuff would be awesome... hahaha This life is weird.

But anyways this past Saturday we had another baptism. MARIA DE LOS ANGELES ACEBEDO. I love her so much!! When I found out I was leaving Cabildo I texted her and she called me and bore her testimony! My little heart!! Aw!!! But literally, I did absolutely nothing. The Lord prepared her. She was ready, and we were just put in her path. I'm so grateful to be a missionary. Crazy things happen that you just want to strangle someone like the suitcases... but I know that this is the Lord's work and it's where he wants me.

I was really sad to leave Cabildo. The members were calling and texting me goodbye and kept

asking if I was crying yet... jerks. I wasn't before you asked! hahaha But its something so amazing and so hard about the mission. You can't take people with you. One of the members, Oscar..

He's like my best friend! AW He told me he was going to go to the terminal at six in the morning to say goodbye. I talked him off that ledge. Nobody should be awake that early! hahaha

So my heart is full, but Im so sooo happy! I wouldn't change the hard times here because I get to know such amazing people! I know God loves me and that he loves his children so much! That's why he always sends people to us when we most need help. He sent Christ, he sends missionaries, he sends friends.