Monday
After I wrote last week, we had an activity as a zone to finish off P-day which was called "Carnavales" because we played games and threw water balloons at each other. Lol. It was fun, and the closest I'll ever get to swimming on my mission, ha ha. That night we had a family home evening with the Berrocal family and they bought us pizza! from Papa Johns! It tasted like home.
Tuesday
In the afternoon, we had an appointment with Cesar. He's a moto taxi driveer that we contacted one day last week when he took us home one night. His moto was having problems but we were understanding so he was nice to us. He's really receptive and wants to get closer to God and be an example for his family--his wife and son. I can see a lot of potential in him and I'm excited to teach him again.
That night we had another lesson with Jesus Vasquez. We're still trying to figure out if he wants to learn more about the gospel or more English, lol. We're gonna start meeting with him twice a week, one night for English, and one for teaching him about our church. He's a 37-year-old lawyer, so his questions are a little intense, ha ha.
Wednesday
We woke up at 5am to go to Pisco! We had a meeting (a multi-zone conference) with all the missionaries from the South, which includes Canete, Chincha, Pisco, Ica, and Nasca. It was my first real multi-zone because I'm used to the Uni-Zone Conferences in Ayacucho, so it was awesome. I saw a lot of friends and a lot of people I don't know as well (thanks to the isolation of Ayacucho).
Hermana Richey assigned me to lead the music and also lead a special musical number. I think I'm in trouble because she thinks I'm a music expert. #quemiedo for future Multi-Zones
That night, once back in Ica, a member invited us to eat OREO WAFFLES where she works and it was delicious!! Pero I don't have a pic because I still don't have my camera and my companion forgot to bring hers. She's the best though, she keeps calling it "nuestra camera" so I love her.
Thursday
Thursday was a pretty normal day. Yazmin and Arnold accompanied us in the afternoon and we sang a hymn to an old lady, taught a woman at her front door, and visited a recent convert preparing to go to the temple. That night we had correlation with our mission leaders and ward missionaries.
Friday
In the morning we had our interviews with Presidente Richey, which went well. He made a comment about how I'm an experienced missionary now, which is totally not true, ha ha. #quemiedo otrez vez
That night we walked a lot and visited Estefam and the Olaya family, both appointments went good. We bought potatoes and made french fries at the house at the end of the night with our new cookstove. Yum.
Saturday
We went to Los Aquijes, an area super far away from civilization but yet still in our area.....we visited a recent convert at her house, which is a small farm. It was beautiful. There were mango, avocado, pomegranate, apple, and orange trees and huge grape vines. Also, pigs, chickens, geese, and dogs. It was just super pretty and I loved it. It's like 20 minutes in taxi and then 20 miinues walking down a dirt road alongside a river and pretty cattail- like plants. Kinda crazy and fun. A little bit later that day we taught Claudia, who is progressing towards her full conversion as well and Nickolle, a recently returned missionary in our ward, accompanied us this day and we learned a little from her in contacting, as well as enjoyed conversing with her. She's adorable.
Sunday
We had only 3 investigators at church, but it's ok. I always have a love/hate relationship with church as a missionary, ha ha. It's like all week we study and study and study and Sunday is our exam or test. We teach the importance of the Sabbath day all week and then Sunday is our test on which of the investigators understood the importance of this day and could sanctify it by coming to church. It's not that simple, but that's how I see it sometimes.
After lunch, we went on divisions for 3 hours. The first hour I was with Renzo and Angela, who both have their mission calls and leave in May to Argentina and Chile. Then the last 2 hours, I was with Nickolle (the RM-return missionary) and her little sister, Yaneli, and her friend Betsy. Yaneli and Betsy are preparing for the mission but don't have their calls yet. We walked for the entire 3 hours, contacting people and trying to find future investigators.
Then we had family home evening with the Valencia Family, mom, dad, Angela (10), and Thiago (8). We taught about honoring your parents and family prayer. They're all super cute.
Monday
5am-woke up; 6am-10:30am traveled from Ica to Lima; 11am-1pm had my dermatologist appointment in the Clinica Deigada; 1pm-2pm found a place to eat; 2-4pm waited in the mission offices, 4pm-8:30pm traveled back to Ica. What a crazy day.
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| Hermana Lowe, Hermana Legaspi, Yazmin Berrocal |
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| Hermana Legaspi, Hermana Lowe, Ariana Flores |
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| 3 leches 😛 |
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| A bakery, Chocolat, near our house in Ica |
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| Hermanas Lowe, Legaspi, Boyd, Pelaez, Jimenez, Harris |
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| Hermana Lowe & Hermana Pelaez |
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| Hermana Lowe, Hermana Pelaez, Hermana Boyd |
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| Hermanas Boyd, Pelaez, Legaspi, Harris, Jimenez, Lowe |
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| Hermanas Lowe & Legaspi |
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| Hermanas Lowe & Legaspi in a moto taxi |
