Hola Familia y Amigos!
This week was a most def better than last week.
I am kinda used to the food…still don´t like tomatoes. This week I had CHICKEN
FEET for lunch, I thought it would be really gross but it’s only KINDA
gross.
They don´t have very much flavor, it’s like eating crunchy rubber bands. Yesterday we ate at a member´s home. They made chicken fried rice like we do at home; it was heaven. For dessert we had this creamy Jello stuff made with yogurt and milk. SO GOOD, I am going to have to figure out how to make that.
They don´t have very much flavor, it’s like eating crunchy rubber bands. Yesterday we ate at a member´s home. They made chicken fried rice like we do at home; it was heaven. For dessert we had this creamy Jello stuff made with yogurt and milk. SO GOOD, I am going to have to figure out how to make that.
This week I gave my first talk in our ward. We had a few investigator families there so I was super nervous. I got through it OK, and I didn´t even swear on accident. We had 3 family home evenings so I need help. If you’re reading this and you have a game to play please email me (haley.burrell@myldsmail.net)...hot potato isn´t super fun anymore. We need games that a family with small children can play and that can be prepared on the spot please.
My companion and I are both trying to be really
patient with each other. I realized that she isn´t a morning person and
she realized that I don´t know she´s talking to me unless she says my
name. It was pretty funny, Tuesday night
she was on the phone with our district leaders. They were speaking Spanish
and I was reading up on the lessons for the next day. At some point she
starts laughing at me. She said that she had been talking to me for
almost 5 minutes.
This week for service we helped a family tear
up their house. They live in Versalles (the river overflow) and their
house was on stilts. They knew that the house was unsound so they moved
into their neighbor’s
house and started making plans to build a new house. Well one night it was storming and the house fell down. Nothing was damaged because it had all been moved earlier. We helped them clear up what was left of the house. Unfortunately they still don´t have a new house because we only get one day of service a week. I think we are going back there to make sure they actually have a roof before the rainy season comes.
house and started making plans to build a new house. Well one night it was storming and the house fell down. Nothing was damaged because it had all been moved earlier. We helped them clear up what was left of the house. Unfortunately they still don´t have a new house because we only get one day of service a week. I think we are going back there to make sure they actually have a roof before the rainy season comes.
This week it was super hot. Like 85 with 150% humidity; and the mosquitoes love it. I had to stop counting the bites. Sometimes a cold shower is just the right medicine for the heat and the itchiness. Speaking of itchy, one of the elders in my group has chicken pox. It’s pretty bad; he has them in his throat…triste [sad].
Also this week I cut eggs and strait milk from my diet. It’s hard because members use eggs and milk all the time. My stomach just can´t handle it so I don´t use it in breakfast or dinner. For lunch I just
have to pray a lot.
Numbers this week were not as good as the
spiritual experiences this week. For the month of October we only have
one scheduled baptism. We are really happy for her. She is getting
married to her boyfriend on
the 26th and then baptized later that night. Our other investigators who had dates for this month dropped them. Delkar and Karine were having issues as a couple and she ended up not wanting to take the lessons. Delkar is still doing well but we can´t set a for sure date until we talk to him and Karine about getting married or living separately. Our investigator, Rosario wants to get married to her boyfriend and get baptized. She´s 17 and we can´t get the permission needed for baptism or for marriage. Her date is in March because that is when she turns 18.
the 26th and then baptized later that night. Our other investigators who had dates for this month dropped them. Delkar and Karine were having issues as a couple and she ended up not wanting to take the lessons. Delkar is still doing well but we can´t set a for sure date until we talk to him and Karine about getting married or living separately. Our investigator, Rosario wants to get married to her boyfriend and get baptized. She´s 17 and we can´t get the permission needed for baptism or for marriage. Her date is in March because that is when she turns 18.
My companion Hna Orellana decided not to extend her mission and is leaving her on November 20th. Chances are I will stay in this area and get a new companion. My training won´t be finished so I will probably get a Latin companion.
Learned a new jungle word this week! KiriKiri- it means B.O. I have had many opportunities to say it; usually it’s to the zone leaders. They are white guys from Utah. They speak really good Spanish and they will talk to me in English occasionally. I don't get to speak much English so it’s a real treat to be able to joke. I haven’t quite figured out how to do that in Spanish yet.
The goal for this week is to have a positive attitude at all times; even when it’s hot, sticky and I know that I probably stink.
Lots of prayers for all of you!
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