In a story that did nothing but frustrate his mom...Eldrew mentioned in passing that he'd been hit by a car while riding his bike. Susan had to wait a week and demand the full details to get the confirmation a week later that Eldrew was okay.
From what little Eldrew did share..., a driver did not see Elder Bellomy and managed to bump him off his bike. No harm was done, no broken bones, cuts, or bruises. The bike was not damages.
For Eldrew...no harm...no foul. However, the driver who was at fault was very upset and kept asking Elder Bellomy what he could do. Finally, Eldrew told the driver that all that was required was for the driver to accept a copy of the 'Book of Mormon' and read it. Thus, Eldrew turned a bike accident into a missionary moments.
Speaking of missionary moments, Eldrew reports that they are teaching a father and son who have committed to joining the LDS Church. They met them while street contacting and Elder Bellomy reports that he was inspired to discuss the importance of families. The father and son were interested and are taking the lessons from Elder Bellomy and Elder Rios.
In another story from Eldrew, he and Elder Rios arrived at their apartment early one evening last week and were determined to stay out and work until 9:30 pm when the missionaries are supposed to be done for the night. They decided to meet some of the other people in their apartment complex. They ran into a lady in the Laundromat and struck up a conversation. It turns out that this woman had taken the missionary lessons from the missionaries some time ago...and had lost contact. She still had her copy of the 'Book of Mormon' the missionaries gave her and still reads it on occasion. She told the elders that she loves the Joseph Smith story, and gets tears when she thinks about it. She has agreed to take the missionary lessons again. The Elders were sort of amazed to run into someone with someone so interested in the LDS Church in such a random manner...right in their apartment complex. What are the chances of that happening in Texas?
Elder Bellomy and Rios are working hard, teaching wonderful people, and having fun.
This week, I had an assignment to speak in one of our neighboring LDS congregations. Also speaking was Elder Whipple. You may remember Elder Whipple as a returned Texas Houston South Missionary who is from our neighborhood and who came home from his mission the same day Elder Bellomy arrived in Houston. They got a chance to meet and talk in the airport terminal. Elder Whipple is doing well. He gave a great talk. He is certainly out of missionary mode as his hand was wrapped in a HUGE cast. It seems he broke his hand playing basketball! (I guess it is true what they say about the intensity of LDS Church ball.)
We wrote to Elder Bellomy this week about how much we will miss him this Thanksgiving. One of the things that we are thankful for this holiday is to have a wonderful son who is serving a mission and working hard. The Lord is blessing Eldrew and his family. We hope that he can bless the lives of the people he meets. We hope that someone in Texas will look out for Elder Rios and Bellomy and invite them to Thanksgiving Dinner.
That's it for this week. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
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