We have seen some improvement this week. Hna Jesperson and I have been running around making appointments with the members and the people that the hermanas before us had been teaching. Just the other day we went out with the brother from the church and he introduced us to several inactive members. That was such a good day! The houses here dont have numbers, so it is almost imposible to contact someone from our area book without the help of a member. Little by little we are cleaning out our area book.
When we got here, a ton of the teaching records werent up to date with the weekly progress reports that the other missionaries had brought to the branch council, so we have done some digging to find out the progress of the less actives and investigators that they taught. Also - let me just rant for a second - we found pages and PAGES of recent converts and inactives that never received the lessons for the second time. Needless to say, it stressed me out to see how many members have fallen off of the face of the earth. But the work goes on! And we are more happy than sad to have so much work to do. It gives me an adrenaline rush, really. :D
Hna Jesperson has been awesome through it all. It is so hard to adjust to a new culture and way of life, but she is really pushing forward. Something I really love about her is her diligence. She often feels inadequate because she cant express herself the way that she wants to, but she gives it her all when we go out to teach and contact people. She is teaching me a lot by her drive to work.
How was everyone's Halloween? I was surprised to see that the little kids here in Peru also like to get dressed up in costumes and ask for candy. The only difference is they ask for it from people in the street rather than knocking on doors. The day after was All Saints Day, where the people go out to cemeteries and visit their deceased relatives. We didnt get dressed up or go to cemeteries, but the morning of All Saints Day, our pensionista Roxanna made hot chocolate with avena and we ate pan wuahua (wah-wah). It takes like panetone, but without the fruit candies, and there is a baby cooked into it!
This is all for now, I love you guys!
Hna Arroyo
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