This has been a LONG and tiring week! So me and Elder Román finally got all settled
in. It's always interesting opening
areas because we have to do just about everything to try and find people to
teach. Unfortunately, the past
missionaries for about a year haven't put ANYTHING in our area book so we have
just about nothing to work with.
I'd go
day by day, but everyday was about the same haha. Walking and walking and climbing hills
(there's a TON in Pasto )
and walking a bit more haha. But we
found some people this week! One is a
family of 2. We contacted them in the
street and visited them a couple days later.
The wife (Nora) said that people are always trying to preach to her and
she has always said no. But she said
when we talked, she felt a peace which motivated her to say yes. So her and her husband (Al) are
listening! Theyre not married but theyre
not opposed to the idea either which is a good thing! haha.
Another family we found searching for a name on the list of
members. The member no longer lives
there, but we found some kids that were excited to meet my comp. Theyre saving money to go to Switzerland to
meet the Pope haha. They like Elder
Roman because he's Argentine and so is the Pope hahaha. Turns out, theyre part of a family of
11! 9 kids and the parents! That's super
rare in Colombia
haha. Theyre a really humble family.
Just SUPER DUPER Catholic.
That's about it!
We're tired but happy as well.
There's a few challenges here, such as that the Ward here is the
"worst" number-wise in Pasto ,
and the missionaries here havent baptized since August, but we're not
worried. We're working extra hard and
are being SUPER obedient. We feel
determined to change Pasto Mariluz around!
Love you all!
Elder Welch
Elder Gomez
Not sure what these two are up to
but I love those smiles :)
Gerardo's Baptism!
(Look how slim and trim Jake is
after being with Elder Gomez. He said
they've been eating better and exercising more.)
Maybe the new couple they are teaching?...
The new apartment
(Jake's desk on the left)
He said that it is just him and
Elder Roman in this apartment
(looks like Jake is top bunk)
A couple of views from the new apartment
He mentioned to me that it rains a lot in
Pasto and he's loving the cool weather.
Pasto and he's loving the cool weather.
This one made me laugh out loud!
Oh, how I miss this weird (in a good way) kid!
I think this translates roughly to,
"we are poor but we are awesome!"
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