This Christmas our zone did a gift exchange. I gave
one of the latino companios an oil container that I had,
and he loves it, wears it everywhere. My old Companion
Elder Accordino gave me a bunch of cereal, I'm really
excited for that. Our lunch appointment also invited us
to lunch on Christmas, she bought a bunch of new
condiments, and even made us a salad, which is really
expensive for these people. They are so kind, the
members will do anything for the missionaries here, even
if they are really poor. They sure show the Christmas
Spirit of giving. Most of the kids don't get anything for
Christmas here, so all of you be grateful for what you
got.
Our lunch appointment even gave us a reference for
a baptism this week. Her name is Zelanda, and she only
speaks mesquito. Teaching her involved a lot of
espanito, Mesquito mixed with español(spanish).l But
with the help of the family, she received all the
lessons, and was baptized on Christmas. We have had a
hard time finding news lately, but many new people came
to church last week, we will see where that goes.
Christmas can be really hard for the people though,
many fell into the temptation to drink, including some
members. Alcohol is a big problem here. We ran into
about 5 drunks on Christmas that stopped us in the
street, all ask us for money. Its really sad.
Tomorrow we will have our Christmas party, so
that is going to be great. Just us and President here in
Puerto. A little late, but i am so excited. The best
thing about Christmas was skyping Chritmas morning.
After 7 months, the family begins to look a little
different, but to see them again is worth any Christmas
present.
Thanks for all the letters you guys send, love you
all, and hope that your holidays are great. Adios!
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