Dear Mom and Dad,
Hey, I’m still alive out here in Quinindé, my little heaven on earth. Love it here so much. It’s hard to say that I like it more than Santo Domingo, but I think that I do. Everyone likes to listen, everyone is friendly, and the time is going like its nobodies business. Tomorrow, I go to Quito again, but just for a day, to renovate my visa. Freak, I’ve almost been in this country for a whole year! I can remember when we took them out last year in November, thinking about the day when we´d all come back together again to renew them. It seemed so far away. I’m excited to see the guys from my group. 3 or the 9 have gone home, throughout this year, which sucks. But the other six are going strong, and it will be a really fun party, I know that. I’m excited.
Thanks for all of the updates. I’ll keep praying for everyone so that things can get better. It’s hard to think that someday I will have to pass through the same kind of things. Really soon, actually. It’s crazy. Before I know it, Kyle will leave and we´ll talk again for phone or skype. Freak, it really does just make me feel weird, and some kind of veteran in the mission. But cool. This week was hard. We did some stuff, found some families, but nobody came to church. Sucky, especially after working so much. But other than that, life goes on. Conference is this weekend, I’m hoping that we can watch it in English, because if no, it’s really boring and hard in Spanish. There’s a really good possibility that I’ll sleep. Anyway. Pray for that. Lot to do this week, but I won’t be back until like Wednesday at night, and then just have Thursday and Friday to work a little, because we gotta go to Esmeraldas for the Leaders Meeting. We´ll see. There’s a lot of stress being a leader, having the bad numbers thrown down, crackin the whip. Lot of stress, but its good to grow. I can run people, that’s no doubt. And that I´ll help in my job in the future. Nice.
Well, that’s about that. We met a lady who is a member, who cant come because she doesn’t walk well, that has 19 kids. 19. Freakin. Kids. Isn’t that awesome? I’m not sure if I have told you guys, but I have made it my goal, a really real goal, to have 8 kids. This lady doubled it. Ready for this? She has over four HUNDRED grandchildren. 4 freakin 00. That’s insane. And everyone knows everyone else. It’s incredible. I just wanna be here for one of the parties, to be able to preach to all of them over microphone and on a freakin stage. That’s my dream. Haha, we´ll see.
I love you guys a lot. I miss ya, and know that God is with you and I hope you are seeing blessings for my efforts. I sure am, and can’t be happier. As the time now is passing, I really realize how short it is, and how much I still gotta do. Crazy. Yeah, pues. Oh, if you could send the recipe for the burritos, that would be good. And also for the cobbler or a pie or something. Cheesecake, even. Not sure if they sell cream cheese, but maybe. Talk to you guys next week. Watch conference, pray before doing so, asking for revelation, and take notes. That helps.
Love,
Elder Jace Reber
Hey, I’m still alive out here in Quinindé, my little heaven on earth. Love it here so much. It’s hard to say that I like it more than Santo Domingo, but I think that I do. Everyone likes to listen, everyone is friendly, and the time is going like its nobodies business. Tomorrow, I go to Quito again, but just for a day, to renovate my visa. Freak, I’ve almost been in this country for a whole year! I can remember when we took them out last year in November, thinking about the day when we´d all come back together again to renew them. It seemed so far away. I’m excited to see the guys from my group. 3 or the 9 have gone home, throughout this year, which sucks. But the other six are going strong, and it will be a really fun party, I know that. I’m excited.
Thanks for all of the updates. I’ll keep praying for everyone so that things can get better. It’s hard to think that someday I will have to pass through the same kind of things. Really soon, actually. It’s crazy. Before I know it, Kyle will leave and we´ll talk again for phone or skype. Freak, it really does just make me feel weird, and some kind of veteran in the mission. But cool. This week was hard. We did some stuff, found some families, but nobody came to church. Sucky, especially after working so much. But other than that, life goes on. Conference is this weekend, I’m hoping that we can watch it in English, because if no, it’s really boring and hard in Spanish. There’s a really good possibility that I’ll sleep. Anyway. Pray for that. Lot to do this week, but I won’t be back until like Wednesday at night, and then just have Thursday and Friday to work a little, because we gotta go to Esmeraldas for the Leaders Meeting. We´ll see. There’s a lot of stress being a leader, having the bad numbers thrown down, crackin the whip. Lot of stress, but its good to grow. I can run people, that’s no doubt. And that I´ll help in my job in the future. Nice.
Well, that’s about that. We met a lady who is a member, who cant come because she doesn’t walk well, that has 19 kids. 19. Freakin. Kids. Isn’t that awesome? I’m not sure if I have told you guys, but I have made it my goal, a really real goal, to have 8 kids. This lady doubled it. Ready for this? She has over four HUNDRED grandchildren. 4 freakin 00. That’s insane. And everyone knows everyone else. It’s incredible. I just wanna be here for one of the parties, to be able to preach to all of them over microphone and on a freakin stage. That’s my dream. Haha, we´ll see.
I love you guys a lot. I miss ya, and know that God is with you and I hope you are seeing blessings for my efforts. I sure am, and can’t be happier. As the time now is passing, I really realize how short it is, and how much I still gotta do. Crazy. Yeah, pues. Oh, if you could send the recipe for the burritos, that would be good. And also for the cobbler or a pie or something. Cheesecake, even. Not sure if they sell cream cheese, but maybe. Talk to you guys next week. Watch conference, pray before doing so, asking for revelation, and take notes. That helps.
Love,
Elder Jace Reber