Things in Galveston are going great.  This past week had a rough start; we ended our Thursday night having only taught 6 lessons and it was kind of discouraging,  but after kneeling down and praying I felt a peaceful feeling that we would be able to get all the lessons our leaders wanted us to.  I was way stoked for the weekend.  My faith definitely grew as we ended our week with 21 lessons.  

We got some free cheesecake this past week from a random lady on the street who we contacted; she was amazed that we were 19 and had "given our lives to Jesus".  She said some other interesting stuff, but the cheesecake was good.  Also this past week we found a less active member who was not on the records and we were able to get him to church. It'll be good to see him come back into the fold.

A member brought 2 of her friends to church and we were able to teach them after and they are way awesome.  The Familia Guerra is still doing good and basically everything is going great.  Elder Soutas has taught me a lot, especially the importance of focusing on our purpose and such like things.  We got a new sister in our district mid-transfer. She has been out for 6 months and was serving in Thailand, but was reassigned by Elder Nelson.  She has helped out a lot as she's brought her knowledge from Thailand to the little island of Galveston.  

So because Elder Soutas' bike broke, it was in the shop for a few days.  Luckily the shop let us use a substitute of theirs.  It was fun to see Elder Soutas ride around on the little girls’ bike that they gave us; now he's back in the saddle of his old bike though.  

Anywho, this past week was great and I hope you all have a great week!  Que Dios les bendigas!

Elder Cooley