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| The Huanuco lion |
As I probably mentioned last week we have cambios this
week. We also had interviews with Presidente this week. The day of the
interviews we were trying to decide if we should tell him we hate each
other and need to stay together to learn how to love each other or if we
should just tell him he can't separate us. My interview with President
he told me that I was going to probably be staying which made me happy
but he also told me that there is going to be no need for trios in this next cambio. That means one of my companions is probably leaving. We think it's Hermana Abbot because at the end of Hermana Whitlock's
interview President asked her if there was anything he could do for her
and she said Yea. Keep me with Hermana Rhoten and he said there are very
good odds for that because she is in the middle of her training. We
were so sad to know that we are getting split up because it has been
such a strong companionship.
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| Negritos statues near the centro |
The second sad thing that happened this week is that
we had to move! We were sad because we love our pensionista's family and
our little home. Our pensionista that went on vacation didn't tell us
that she wasn't coming back so we had to find a new house and pensionista
since we can't live alone with her husband for three months. We prayed
specifically that we could find something that day because we knew we
wouldn't have time the rest of the week. We found, bargained, cleaned,
packed,and moved in that same day all within 6 hours. It was so fast and
we were so tired. As of now we really like our new apartment.
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| This is what Huanuco is known for. Since we aren't from here everyone always says how do you like Huanuco, the best climate in the world? |
Despite the busyness of the week we had so many good
things happen. Since they were in town we went to ask permission from
Shayla's mom for her to be baptized with one of my favorite Chilean Zone
leaders that became an Assistant and the Financial Secretary. We talked
to her mother and her heart was softened enough to let her be baptized.
She is getting baptized on Tuesday and is so excited. She is 11 years
old and has been coming to church for 5 months by herself. It was
beautiful to see our prayers and fasting finally answered in the Lords
timing.
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| Huanuco centrals area is beautiful. |
The elders in our ward ended up having to leave for
an emergency on Saturday so we took on their full schedule of
appointments plus ours. We did divisions and Hermana Abbott went with a
member to teach some and we took the others. We ended up going to one of
their appointments at the very very top of the mountain and met the
most humble beautiful woman. We talked about the Book of Mormon chapter
that she had read and she told us about her life. Short story is that
she ended up doing a kneeling prayer in the dirt to ask if it was true.
It was the most sincere prayer and she told God she would do anything to
know it was true and help her family. It made me realize the sacrifices
we need to make to receive a testimony from God. During the prayer
there was a storm starting and we ended up running down the mountain in
the pouring rain, thunder and lightning. We finally got to the road
which was more like a highway at the bottom of the mountain and there
wasn't a single moto. We were drenched. I silently prayed that we could
find a way to get out of the rain when our Relief Society President one
of the only two people I know in the ward that has a car pulled up on
the side of the road and told us to get in.
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| Divisions with Hermana Redondo she's my cute little friend from Honduras. |
You are all probably wondering what the wet is. Well
if this city that I live in couldn't get crazy enough with the dancing
drunk people in costumes in the streets, the dogs, motos and everything
else we are starting a month of a holiday called Carnival. It starts at
the end of January and goes until Feb. What happens is that every little
kid, or teenager or sometimes it doesn't even matter what age they are
carries water balloons around in the street and soak people. Everyone
right now is walking around in the streets with water balloons in their
hand. Its like a giant water war with the entire city for a month! They
hit usually only the younger people and especially pretty girls. I have
poor luck and have to walk around with pretty girls all day long and we
are white so we are an instant target. I got hit with the first one on
Tuesday when I was on divisions with Hermana Redondo. We were walking on
the side of the road and someone who was inside a moto pegged me right
in the chest. I was drenched.
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| Me soaked after I got hit by a water balloon. |
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| Water balloons and water being squirted through the door at us. |
There aren't any rules for Carnival either. We have
seen people pouring buckets of water on people from the roof or throwing
water balloons from there. We even got sprayed through a wooden door
this week after we had knocked on it. (I sent a picture of that one).
But the worst one was on Sunday. We were walking down the street when we
saw a huge group of about 25 teenage boys. We heard them shout gringas
(which means white girls) and they all started running at us with
water balloons. We ran to a members house. Haha. But we still see them
around sometimes and they are looking for us. Its scary and a little
funny.
Negritos are dying off. It's usually only for January
but yea isn't that so crazy? I was like what in the world. Since there are three of us we always have the person in front
watch from the front, the one in the
middle watches the roofs and the last one of us watches from behind so
we don't get hit. Our protective instincts are getting so good.I was thinking that next year when I'm missing Peru during this
time of year you all might have to watch out or I might get you a
little wet. ;)
But until then....Love you! Have a great week.
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