June 30, 2008

¿Mba’e chapa che ra’a?

Todo bien aquí. This past week was just awesome. We had two baptisms, both named Norma, so we were excited, and then it was my birthday and we were just working hard and find people and achieving our goals, so yeah, it was just a good week. My birthday was awesome, except for it rained all day, but we had a couple great lessons, and then some members gave us some good food and yeah, it was awesome. My zone leaders, E. Pavon and E. Adams, woke me up at 6.30 with a phone call, and then yeah, I don´t know, it was just a good day. I ate all of the airheads you sent me that day as well… I saved them just for that. The night before, I also got all of my letters for this week, cause the zone leaders pick them up on Thursdays, its just that they don’t normally pass them out until Monday. It was just because it was my birthday, so after our baptism we went and got some food and they gave me my letters. I got a card from grandma Karen, and from elder Fiala, so that was pretty sweet. I sent you a photo of me standing on one of the streets in the rain on that day as well. (I hope you enjoy these photos, I actually got it to work this time.)

We also got some amazing jerseys today that are awesome, that we had custom made as a zone. So we wore those today as we played against another zone, and totally creamed them. It was the power of the jersey, I’m telling ya. They’re white with a red and black stripe down the right side of the front, with a custom insignia and then our names and numbers (27) on the back. We also got shorts, which are black with a white and red stripe and the insignia and number as well… very very nice. I’m a fan.

Also, I got to say, that marinara sauce that you sent me is sooooo good. I made it for the first time on Saturday, and it was like heaven in my mouth, after only having had a salsa kind of sauce for forever, the actual bursting Italian flavour was incredible. But yeah, its definitely weird to think that I already have 5 months in my mission (if you count by 4 weeks as a month). Next week is changes again, and I’m excited to see what happens. With that I’ll hit 3 months in Paraguay. The time is just flying by.

Well I´m going to just work on getting some more pictures sent before time is up. I love you all, and hope all is well out there. And hey, you still haven’t told me about Dad’s motorcycle! Did he get it did he get it?! Love ya,

E. Dennis