Yay a new year, how exciting! Ok so what happened you might ask, well let me tell you.
I HEARD THE NEW READ HOT CHILI PEPPERS SONG IN THE INTERNET CAFE. It wasn’t my fault, it was on the radio, I had no choice but to listen, it was awesome.
On Tuesday, not much happened actually. My comp had to use the bathroom and we stopped by the church to use the bathroom. And to our luck the key didn’t work. So weird, because we have gotten in there before with that key. So we had to walk like 25 minutes back to the house.
Wednesday. We had district meeting. We have to take a bus for like 45 minutes to get to the other companionship. We are just a district of 4 elders. So we alternate in who’s town in the middle of nowhere we have the district meeting.
Thursday... we ran out of gas (that heats the house) in the morning and so we had to find one of those trucks that drive around selling gas. Normally we could just call them, but we ran out of credit on our phone. So we went outside, and it was cold in the morning. My comp went out with his blanket, you know how I used to walk around the house. We walked all the way down the street to a payphone... and to our luck... it didn’t work so on the way back a gas truck passed and we waved it down.
We went to see an investigator. As we were walking in the opposite direction came a giant religious parade. There was like a woman dressed in all white like Mary with a baby in her hands. We just walk past them. Wow, i have never gotten so many dirty looks. I just smiled at all of them. lol. This happened on the street of the investigator, Gonzalo. When we got to his house, it was his house that was having the party, and the parade was going to come back in 5 min. He used to live in the US, so we talked in English to the other guests couldn’t understand us. He was like, " These people really don’t like you guys, just look. You can just smell the sulfur in the air." So we had to reschedule the appointment. Gonzalo is a super good guy, he really wants to be baptized, he just has to overcome smoking, but he is really determined. He is like super ripped. And he has like bullet and knife scars from when he was younger. Really great guy, has a pure love for the gospel.
Friday. So we knocked down a whole street and no one answered... not a huge surprise, but then garabge truck came down the street just as we were finishing. And a weird thing happened, people left from almost every house, wow, what are the odds lol. Sister Isabel gave us a cake. I at like 2 slices, my comp ate the rest. I was so full after just a little bit, I have no idea how he at so much lol.
Saturday. With the holiday (New Years Eve), contacting was so lame, like no one was home.... Then we went to a member’s house to eat. We left at 9:30 like good missionaries. Went to bed, set our alarm at 11:50 to wake up for the new year. Pretty much the best new year ever.
Sunday. Only 1 hour of church!!! I didn’t think in the US we only got an hour that day. When we left our house and there was this giant white path down the road. Apparently it was made out of sawdust. And I can’t believe how hard they worked on it. Then when they finish they walk down it with some statue or something, idk I didn’t actually see it. Not a whole lot of work got done this day either, everyone was out partying still. Anyways, at night we were heading back home and we saw a huge line of cars. So we decided to follow it and see what was up. It went to the center in front of a church. And the people brought their cars to the center and this priest threw water on the car’s engine using some kind of plant. I suppose a little engine cooling never hurts...
And then today. well no adventures. We have to go to the zone leaders area later in the day to have divisions with them because my comp is our district leader. But since we live too far away we both are going to their area. So that’s like a 2 and 1/2 hour drive to get there Ok that’s about it. Fun fun fun.
Love
Elder Wigington
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