How has the Christmas season been going up there in the
freezing cold. Always hot and sunny here in Nicaragua. This
week has been super great with my new comp Elder Torres. He is
just a ball of energy, who loves to work and is always happy.
It is great.
We had a baptism this week with a guy named Marcos. We
found him about three weeks ago with Elder Shawcroft. This guy
was so excited to be baptized and change his life. What amazes
me is how much he has changed. Before, people say that he
would wander around town drunk, doing nothing. But then he had
a change of heart over the past few weeks. He has been sober
since we found him. Even though 99 percent of the people we
are trying to help reject it, the one percent makes up for it.
We did have some problems though... When we got to his baptism
at 9 am, the font was completely filthy, full of dirt because
they had recently cleaned the water pumps that pump for all of
Puerto. We had to spend and hour and a half draining and
cleaning it and then another hour to fill it. Marcos and his
mother waited 2 and a half hours for him to be baptized, it
was great. He then went to church Sunday morning, and then
again Sunday night! What a miracle.
Today my comp and I went out to meet our friend Chester
on the Pier of Puerto. I snuck in some photos as well. Almost
all the money that comes from Puerto comes from the sea. Today
we seen a guy dragging a train of 6 gigantic turtles up the
pier. They will surely end up as lunch tomorrow. It is kind
of sad, but the people got to eat something more than beans
and rice.
Thanks for all the emails. I feel really distant from you
guys. Cant wait for the 25! We will make plans next week for
when we can talk. Any time is ok for me. Love you all, have a
great week!
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