More pics, 2-1-10

Letter from Camille: 1-25-10

Editor's note: It was a tough week! Please remember
Camille in your prayers.

Dear Family,
...this was the hardest week of my mission. I am hot
and all we do is walk. We need prayers and I
need to focus. Sorry to complain. My converts and
some less actives we activated
are doing well. I am blessed every day and I love
Hermana Hardy.
Love you all.
Me

Letter from Camille: 1-11-10

Hello!
  I just wanted to express my sincere gratitude for the
wonderful wonderful birthday package!! I couldn't have
asked for ANYTHING BETTER....I loved loved loved reading
all of the letters. I got the package on the 7th and just
barely finished reading them all today (the 11th). You
guys rock (especially you, Mom, I'm sureyou did the work
oh and thanks to Hayley too cause I know you helped a lot).
I can't believe how many people you got to write me! Mom,
did you bribe them or something?
  So Mom, just wanted to publicly wish YOU a happy
birthday! I hope you have a wonderful wonderful day on
the 13th and that you love turning 35...: )...
  My birthday ended up being a very special day. My
compañera, Hna Hardy made me a wonderful breakfast
and she got some people we are visiting with to write
me some really sweet notes. And then that night we went
over to Leonardo and Ingrid's and they sang to me and
we ate cake! It was sweet and I got some really
sweet and thought out gifts. It was awesome.
   Just want to say once again how grateful I am
to have the wonderful family and friend support
system that I do. Not only because of the way
amazing package I got but also because there are
soo many people in the world who don't have that.
We have been working with this one lady and her
daughters who have to hide the knives in their
house before her drunk boyfriend comes home
every night! I can't imagine how that would be
and I am grateful to live in the states where
we have clinics and support groups for that
kind of stuff.
 Anyway, thanks again for all of the love and
support! See you all in 4 months!
          With Love,
              Hermana Gamboa

A note from Camille's mom: Thank you again to all
of Camille's friends, relatives, and the
Palisades Ward for their wonderful support for
Camille. What a wonderful birthday treat for her!
And yes, I am turning 35! ;)

Happy Birthday Camille!!!

January 6, 1986 was one of the happiest days ever in the Gamboa home as we welcomed our beautiful little daughter, Camille, to our family. Since Camille's not here to celebrate her birthday, here are a few pics to help us celebrate anyway! I'm sure she's having her own celebration as she serves the Lord and the people of Chile.
P.S. Thank you to everyone who sent a note or message for Camille. She is going to be so surprised! Thank you for all of your prayers and support!

More pics...

We love Camille!!

Christmas Pics

Some pics from Christmas in Chile: Hermana Gamboa and her "greenie," Hermana Hardy. Christmas lunch and Christmas dinner with families in the ward, singing with all of the missionaries in the plaza.

Dear Family and Friends,

Sister Camille Gamboa's birthday is coming up on January 6th! It seems like a long time from now, but it will be here before I know it. I would like to give her a surprise for her birthday, and since she will only have about 4 months left of her mission after her birthday, there isn't much she would need as far as physical gifts.

I would like to send her a gift from all of us! My plan is to send her a box filled with notes from everyone she knows--old friends, new friends, family, distant relatives, acquaintances, friends of friends...anyone who knows Camille! If you would help out with this, I would greatly appreciate it, and I know that she would love it!!

So please send me ANY kind of note you would like to send to Camille, and I will gather it all together, wrap it up in a box, and send it to her for a wonderful birthday gift. It can be a special memory you have with Camille, a birthday wish, words of advice, inspirational thoughts, your favorite quote, photos, a card, a secret message, a recipe, a newspaper clipping....anything you would like to send her for her birthday. The more, the better, so please include your family members or anyone else you can think of that knows Camille. Your help will make this an AMAZING birthday surprise for her!

I would like to get this in the mail at least three weeks before her birthday, so please send it to me by December 6th. You can email me a note for her or mail it to me at my home:
2424 San Antonio Crescent West, Upland, CA 91784
Or call me and we can make some other kind of arrangements.

Thank you so much for helping to make this a wonderful birthday for Camille. I know that she will remember it long after her mission, and your kindness will be treasured always. We have been very blessed with so many great friends and family members; it will be fun to put everyone's birthday wishes for her together in one box. And thank you so much for your prayers and support for Camille as she serves her mission in Chile. She has had many successes as well as some tough times, but I know that she is being blessed everyday.

With love,
Suzie
(Camille's mom)
P.S. As I mentioned, please pass this email along to anyone else who knows Camille. I don't have as many email addresses as I would like. Thanks!!