Pics from Gaston and Paty's baptism:
Service Project for Benito:
Hello all,
I hope you are all doing well and I hope you all realize what a blessing it is to live in the USA :) .
Dos Bautismos
So this week, two investigators that we were teaching were baptized! Paty and Gaston. They are both such strong people with big desires to serve the Lord. It is so great to see how the gospel has changed their lives. Both of them are so happy and have such strong testimonies of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We actually met Gaston my first day here. He was outside of his house smoking when I felt the desire to start talking to him. He has changed his life completely in only a month. He calls me his Hermana Gamboita. Oh, and sorry to say, Gaston looks nothing like the Beauty and the Beast Gaston. Haha.
So every time there is a baptism, something HAS to go wrong. Either they can't find the baptism clothes, or the keys to the baptismal font, or someone has to go out of town last minute, or someone's family or friend tells them bad things about the church . . . it is always something. WELL, with Gaston and Paty everything seemed to be going right. Everything was well planned out and everyone was excited and organized and ready. THEN, Saturday I started to feel a little sick . . . we walked a TON that day in the sun and were fasting for the day. When we returned to the house I felt worse. I ended up spending the night in the bathroom throwing up Saturday night . . . it wasn't fun. I spend most of Sunday sleeping and in a daze. I could hardly even walk when I woke up. I kept praying all morning that I would be able to go to the baptism. I woke up at round 12 with just enough strength to get myself ready for the baptism. With the Lord's help, I was able to take pictures (though my face was swollen) watch the baptism, to congratulate Gaston and Paty, and then return to sleep the rest of the day. In the last 24 hours, I have slept for 16 hours! I woke up this morning almost 100% better! I am so blessed that the sickness was brief and that nothing went wrong with the baptism!
Dulce de Leche/Manjar
Down here the dulce de leche is called manjar. It tastes pretty much the same (But I can't lie, it's a little better in Argentina). The other day I decided that I was going to make some. So I did. It was yummy.
Espanol
My spanish must be getting better because every time I talk lately, someone says, "Wow, she speaks way better than the other hermana." I always feel bad because the truth is that my companera speaks better, I have just been improving and my accent is pretty good now. Sometimes they don't believe I am from the States. But then I start speaking a lot and they realize that I still commit mistakes. My companera is still way better at understanding the Crazy Chileans. I think I am starting to speak like them a little though. Oops.
Oh, and it is always way funny to me that the Chileans never believe that my companera and I are from the same country. Hoe can that be when we look so different?? Then I explain to them that I am part Mexican by ancestry. And then they get all confused... how can I be BOTH gringa AND latina?? It is really funny to see their reactions.
Well I love you all and am so grateful for your love and support!
Hermana Gamboita :)
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