Week 17--Nov. 2

AO FRA!!! (This is how Nigerians say what's up.. Soo sick haha) 

Hey everyone, I hope everyone had a good Halloween!! I am happy to say from my last letter that I have run into the transvestite person only one more time and she/he is not coming to corso so life is good lolol. This week was good though, I was able to do two exchanges with Anziano Wog and Anziano Palazzo so I have really learned a lot. As for H., we had to push his baptism back till November 24th. We have had a hard time getting over to his house cause he gets home really late, but he came to church and he wanted to go up and bear his testimony. Like he is doing really well!! He just needs a little more time which is fine cause we want him to be ready. 

So the exchange with Anziano Wog was really interesting. He actually arrived in Italy the same time as me cause he had to go home for a few months since he broke both of his feet. I am not totally sure how he did that but that's why he had to. And to be honest he is the complete opposite from me in every single way so I was really interested to see how this was going to go and if we would get along. And it actually went really well!!! It was so cool to see how we both were here for the same purpose, we wanted to work hard, and we were trying our best. We had some powerful lessons, and for me it was cool cause it was my area so I was able to take the lead and help him with the lessons and what we were doing. It started out a little rough though cause we almost missed our train from Rome to Terni cause we had a lesson in Rome. So we got to the station and I start sprinting to our train as fast as I could cause we wouldn't have made it. And I look back and he is walking and I was like Via Via Anziano Wog!! Come on man!! Not gonna lie I would have been ticked if we missed the train.. Nevertheless, we made it. I love that guy haha. 

Yesterday was really powerful for me. We have been doing a lot of finding and yesterday after church we had planned to basically do finding for the rest of the day. But little miracles happened throughout the entire day that helped me realize the God really is watching out for us and he loves and cares about us cause we are his children. We were able to have a lesson with the guy that gives us the pepporcino and he still refuses to really put forth an effort to believe in God. We ended up sharing Alma 22 with him and he actually read with us this time, and prayed at the end!! So we are making progress! And we stopped by our friend’s house that we haven't been able to reach who kept giving us Bidoni and he was rounding the corner while he was walking up to his house with his girlfriend and he let us in and we were able to teach his whole family. It was awesome, and other little things like this one guy that came up to us and just invited us over to his house without us really saying anything to him before (that has literally never happened so I am hoping...) stuff like that. GOD IS SO GOOD!

So something that I am trying to get used to here is how touchy people are in Italy. The Italians, Nigerians, everyone.. It's normal for my homie W. to come up and like hold my hand when he is talking to me and just like hug me and not let go. Or if we are talking to someone on the street they will just like hold my arm. It's been super interesting to get used to lolol.  Also, I have made a super good friend named S. He is literally the coolest Nigerian I have ever met, and his story from crossing the desert, Libya, and the Mediterranean Sea, is absolutely incredible. Hopefully I will have time to write about it next week. It just made me realize how blessed I was to be born in America. Like seriously.

Also, Anziano Palazzo is such a beast. We had our scambia together and I learned so much and continue to learn from him. He's a huge inspiration for me and I think he's going to be AP next transfer! Which is in a week--so maybe I will be somewhere else next week!

Well I love you all!! I love serving a mission so much! Here is my scripture that I found this week that I think is sooo sick- it's in Romans 1:15-16 

15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

Love y'all, 

Anziano Spencer

A few more pics from Rome last week.

"Me and Anziano Wog!"

Tristan said in regards to Halloween,
"Totally different over here cause we had already started our fast so we didn't do anything special or eat anything. The only cool thing was  Anziano Palazzo wrote in our shower with paint “Happy Haloween Niglets" lololol!”