Dear Family,
Hey, well, I’m fine here. The email is being dumb, but that’s life sometimes. I’m out here in Coca, suffering, dying, but it’s been fun. The week was super slow, I’m way tired, my feet hurt, I’ve sweat out everything I had left, I think, but just keep trucking. Pray that I can at least have the desire to keep walking. It’s starting to really wear on me, the time, and I’m thinking a lot. I don’t want to, cuz it makes things that much slower. Anyway.
Sounds like stuff at home has been good. I’m glad to see that everyone is happy and enjoying their vacations. Can’t believe that summer is already almost over. Way strange to see that, but its normal, too. I bet all the kids aren’t too excited. Freak, here, the kids die to go back. I think its just the friend thing, and the fact that they never leave their houses here during breaks. They all look so bored, haha. Nothing better to do.
Things here as far as the work are ok. Everyone lives sooo far away from each other, and we walk like the entire day, every day, over dirt roads and they all have rocks just big enough to not like slow you down, but to dig into your feet, so that’s just so much fun. We have a bunch of people that can get baptized, my favorite being the hot Colombian girl, but hey, there’s that. I’m hoping to leave here with 7 baptisms, I can live with that. We had one last weekend. We went to a river right next to a bar, haha, and the drunk people came out and watched. Idiots, yes, but it was kinda cool. The kid was happy. I taught the class to the youth on Sunday, and they all love me now, so maybe I can get to know all the people before its too late. Hope so. If not, it´ll be so much slower.
Well, thats all. I just called the secretaries to see how I can send them the money and get the package here before I have to leave, so I hope we get it out before that. Other than that, I had to buy a fan and pay like 20 bucks for buses, so thats why I’m pulling out so much money. Probably gonna have to take out another 30 before next Monday, when I get the regular 90 dollars and the reimbursements, hopefully, to put it all back together. Sure is nice to have that fan, though. We have an air conditioning fan thing, but it totally sucks and is weak, so thats good.
Love you guys a lot and miss all of you. Can’t freakin wait to get back out there into the cold again, haha. It´ll be great. Tell everyone I miss them.
Love,
Elder Jace Reber
Madison,
Ummm, ok, you didn’t write ME, so don’t throw that at me. I wrote you 2 weeks ago, and then received this letter. It’s YOUR fault. Maybe you should stop paying so much attention to Jenika’s bro, and start paying attention to your own, ouch, BURN, haha.
I’m hot as crap, feel like I’m in the only place hotter than hell, and am kinda done with this whole heat thing, but only 5 more weeks and I;ll be in the cold. I can;t believe that its already down to 5, so crazy to think about. Sounds like you’re having fun with the European chick, don’t get tattoos, they get ugly when you’re old, that’s a promise. Yup.
Don’t worry about college, it´ll be weird at first, but its not that big. You´ll probably even get into it, I didnt, don’t like that crap, but that’’s me. Just go with it and try to have clean fun, no bad stuff, you hear.
Ok. Well, thats all. I’ll talk to you next week. This Wednesday I hit 23 months in the mission. Yeah. The last time I can say that. After that, I can say I hit 2 years, and then I’ll be home. Cool.
Love,
Elder Jace Reber
Dear Whitney,
That’s gross about what happened with dad, but kinda funny, I guess, haha. Whatever. I’m glad you liked it. Summer’s almost over, enjoy it because you get to start sixth grade, right? Cool stuff. You get to go to a new school and everything. I remember when that happened to me. It was pretty fun. Love you!
Dear Brooklyn,
I’m glad that you’ve been having fun with your friends, that’s always good. Keep doing it. You’re starting high school, so weird, but just remember who your real friends are and always remember that your friends should be doing good things, not bad things, ok? Love you.
Dear Hunter,
Fun about everything that’s been going on at home. The 4th huh? I completely and totally forgot about that, how sad. Its weird to think about it, though, haha. Keep having fun there and doing all that you can, because pretty quick you gotta go back to school. Crazy. Love you!
Elder Jace Reber