Week 13 (out of 78): Sullana

Ok well we are finally not sick!! woot WOOT!

So this week was absolutely lovely... NOT. But it was not terrible. So Nov1 to the 4th are a holiday here in Peru honoring the dead.. Each day is a different catagory but  it is really just an excuse to party and drink... And Nov 5th is the anniversary of Sullana... So 5 days in a row people were just drinking, and guess what... Friday, Saturday and Sunday are all drinking days anyway. So it was hard to find the people at their homes or to contact people because we aren’t supposed to contact drunk people.... because they won’t remember any of it. 

The good part of the week is we actually got a recent convert to do family history work and send a name to the temple.. So we practically baptized someone this week!!! That made us super excited, because it’s really hard to get people here to look for the dates and places where people were born.

Also we may have a baptism this week with Marilyn which may be fun and interesting.. Everyone has to wear all white... and there’s a huge party after... She wants it to be really special.. We were supposed to have her baptism the 21st but no one told us it was Stake Conference so that doesn’t work anymore. And we cant do the week after because the ward is going tro the Trujillo Temple the 28th.  So, hopefully we can change her date....

She is really the only one progressing.. Its been hard to find Angel lately so thats worrysome to us... and Sonia did not come to church like we thought she would.... so Church was a bummer (minus the little 3yr old that leads the music with me in sacrament meeting)... AND SUPER STRESSFUL. So we have a recent convert Gianella, who is 19, and her mom came to church, which normally would be great right.... but no. Here is the story. Gianella’s mom is super against her joining the church and said she would be kicked out if she joined and would not be allowed to attend church... So Gianella decided she wouldn’t tell her... So her mom came to church and wants to talk with the missioneries, which is us, and doesn’t know her daughter is baptized. Plus she is one of those that questions and asks for proof of it in the bible so that will be fun. Also during church this man came during 3rd hour who really only wants to flirt with us and talk to us... So it is just awkward, luckily he doesn’t actually live in our area so we can reference him to elders. HAHA But both of these situations stressed me out. 

Anyway I think these were the main parts of this week. I love peru and I love being here in the semi heat, its not bad anymore. Anywho I love you all!!