The Savior loves all of us

«Na missão encontra e descobrem uma país que nunca vai encontrar de novo, só por causa de o que vocês estão a fazer.» That was said to me in Amadora around Christmas time.

As a missionary, you talk to a lot of people in different circumstances with a completely different culture than you understand. This past Saturday, we has an experience that made me stand back in amazement. We ended up having 3 lessons with 3 groups of people from very different socioeconomic classes.

1.The Portuguese family: First we taught a Portuguese family that was pretty much middle class. They weren't loaded but they were blessed. They lived in a good neighborhood. They had two great kids. They are worried with the bad influences in this world and just want their children to grow up safe by way of the master and they love Jesus Christ.

2. The Immigrant workers: They were from Brazil, like us they are strangers here in Portugal trying to figure out the difference between the Portuguese culture and their own. They have left behind family and friends in search of a better life and hope they can find it here in Portugal. They are very religious and great students of the bible with a huge testimony of that holy work and love of Jesus Christ. 

3. The college student: She is from a former Portuguese colony in Africa. She is here to learn and develop a better life here. She is studying in the world famous college in évora and fights daily to have bread on the table, energy in her house and good grades in the class room. She wants to make her mark. She is not very keen on following a religion but she loves Jesus Christ.

It's interesting how in all of these people come from those groups so separated but they all have the same love for their Savior. I love my Savior too and I know that he too loves us and wants to help us.