Hello!
¡Feliz día de los enamorados! It is actually a huge holiday down here. Lots of couples and roses and a huge show in the plaza. I avoided every part of it... Actually we had 4 baptisms on valentines day. One of the girls, Angie who is 12, was crying the whole time because she was so happy. It was so great to see the joy that the gospel has brought to their lives.
So on Monday night we went over to a family’s house that we are meeting with and made brownies with them. No one in Chile has ever heard of brownies and they are always soooo amazed by them. This humble little family doesn’t have a sink, a pan, and hardly any food in their kitchen, so we had to be really inventive. In the end they actually turned out pretty good. The family was sooo grateful.
Well, mission life is going well. I am keeping very busy but finding time to be silly too. I love you all and I am so greatful for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I hope you are all remembering to pray everyday: )
Camille
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
2/2/09
Hello!
Well it has been another amazing week! I am so happy to be here in Chile!
La Nuevita
So the other companionship in our house was changed. Hermana Stapp, a blonde, blue-eyed girl from Alaska, used to be with Hermana Quilca, from Peru, but Hermana Quilca left and now we have another blonde! She is called Hermana Norton. And she is REALLY new and hardly speaks Spanish at all. So now everyone calls ME the Latina, because I am the only brunette and have Latina blood. It's funny. It's really crazt to see this new girl and remember how I was when I first got here in Chile almost 7 weeks ago. I am sooooo happy that I came here speaking Spanish. I honestly thought that I didn't speak Spanish and would apologize to everyone about how bad it was and they would always tell me that it was actually very good. They would tell me that they couldn't believe that I was new in Chile because I wasn't afraid to talk to whoever about whatever. I didn't see what they meant until now. Now I see what a blessing it is to be able to speak the language.
Bichos Galore
So the other day we were visiting with a cute little family that lives in the humblest of houses when all of the sudden we were attacked by a swarm of bugs. I am not exaggerating. Because their house is made up of some pieces of wood and some nails, there are lots of little holes where bugs can come in. And here we were sitting around talking and all of the sudden in came in honestly hundreds of bugs. They were EVERYWHERE. All over our books and our clothes, in our hair, on the gound. The 3-year-old daughter got up and started to squash them. It was actually really funny. I couldn't stop laughing. We ended up having to leave early. What an experience!
Breaking Out
So the other day when the other girls in the house left they locked the door from the outside. So when we left we realized that we had no way of getting out. Without even thinking, I took off my shoes and jumped from the window in the kitchen to the balcony, a few feet to the right. We live on the 3rd floor. After I did it I realized that it wasn't a smart idea. But . . I survived!
I love you all and am so grateful for the support. You have NO idea how much it means to me.
HCEG
Well it has been another amazing week! I am so happy to be here in Chile!
La Nuevita
So the other companionship in our house was changed. Hermana Stapp, a blonde, blue-eyed girl from Alaska, used to be with Hermana Quilca, from Peru, but Hermana Quilca left and now we have another blonde! She is called Hermana Norton. And she is REALLY new and hardly speaks Spanish at all. So now everyone calls ME the Latina, because I am the only brunette and have Latina blood. It's funny. It's really crazt to see this new girl and remember how I was when I first got here in Chile almost 7 weeks ago. I am sooooo happy that I came here speaking Spanish. I honestly thought that I didn't speak Spanish and would apologize to everyone about how bad it was and they would always tell me that it was actually very good. They would tell me that they couldn't believe that I was new in Chile because I wasn't afraid to talk to whoever about whatever. I didn't see what they meant until now. Now I see what a blessing it is to be able to speak the language.
Bichos Galore
So the other day we were visiting with a cute little family that lives in the humblest of houses when all of the sudden we were attacked by a swarm of bugs. I am not exaggerating. Because their house is made up of some pieces of wood and some nails, there are lots of little holes where bugs can come in. And here we were sitting around talking and all of the sudden in came in honestly hundreds of bugs. They were EVERYWHERE. All over our books and our clothes, in our hair, on the gound. The 3-year-old daughter got up and started to squash them. It was actually really funny. I couldn't stop laughing. We ended up having to leave early. What an experience!
Breaking Out
So the other day when the other girls in the house left they locked the door from the outside. So when we left we realized that we had no way of getting out. Without even thinking, I took off my shoes and jumped from the window in the kitchen to the balcony, a few feet to the right. We live on the 3rd floor. After I did it I realized that it wasn't a smart idea. But . . I survived!
I love you all and am so grateful for the support. You have NO idea how much it means to me.
HCEG
Monday, February 2, 2009
From last week . . . catchin up, I promise!
Benito's Baptism:
The Zone:
Hello,
Well our little abuelito Benito was baptized. Everyone is so excited for him because he is just so happy to have encountered the gospel. I am so blessed to see the changes that it makes in the lives of others. He is so incredibly happy these days and when we first found him he was very sad. I honestly think he is the most popular person in the Ward. At the end of his baptism, the bishop was at the pulpit saying his ‘welcome to the ward’ speech. He was talking about how God’s love and the love of the church members for Benito and Benito started Bowling. I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house: ). I will never forget his smile. It was honestly bigger than his face.
Thanks to everyone for Keeping me in their prayers! I am so blessed down in Chile because of it!
Lots of Love,
A perfectly healthy Hermana Gamboa
PS Congrats to Cindy Thomas for her misión call!
The Zone:
Hello,
Well our little abuelito Benito was baptized. Everyone is so excited for him because he is just so happy to have encountered the gospel. I am so blessed to see the changes that it makes in the lives of others. He is so incredibly happy these days and when we first found him he was very sad. I honestly think he is the most popular person in the Ward. At the end of his baptism, the bishop was at the pulpit saying his ‘welcome to the ward’ speech. He was talking about how God’s love and the love of the church members for Benito and Benito started Bowling. I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house: ). I will never forget his smile. It was honestly bigger than his face.
Thanks to everyone for Keeping me in their prayers! I am so blessed down in Chile because of it!
Lots of Love,
A perfectly healthy Hermana Gamboa
PS Congrats to Cindy Thomas for her misión call!
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