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!!

Holas…
I am forwarding some pictures from 18 de Septiembre in Santa Sabina. It is lie the 4th of July but way cooler because they get sooo into it. They all dress up like traditional Chileans and there are 2 types…the elegant dress up and the peasant one. I dressed up like a peasant one and my compañera like the elegant one. It was pretty awesome! It was probably my most fun day on the mission. We brought a lot of people with us and it was good for people to get to know the church and the members.
Besides that everything else is going just great. Hermana Egbert and I are just trying to stay warm in these last few days of winter: ) Oh and I am sending a pic of us with Suyai, this girl we are teaching as well : )
Besitos a todos en los EEUU: )
Hermana Gamboa

9.7.09

Feliz Septiembre: )
So as this week marked the beginning of March (which is the month in which Chile celebrates it’s independence) everything here is now decorated red, white, and blue (there flag has the same colors). It’s really cool to see them all get so excited for the big celebration (the 18th). I’m looking forward to celebrating with them.
I am still very happy to be here in Santa Sabina. The ward is absolutely amazing and there are parts of this city that remind me a lot of North Upland...so I feel right at home. The sector is a lot smaller than the one in Constitución but the city is a lot bigger. The work is way different...finding new people to teach and teaching them, etc. Their needs are just so different than the needs of the people in Constitución. And since I was their for 9 months, it was kind of hard to adjust. But I feel like I am finally getting the hang of things and I am really excited because I feel like there is a LOT of potencial here.
Well I hope everyone is enjoying the fall!
Hermana Gamboa

Hello!
So we have been VERY blessed in Consti with amazing sunny weather for the past few weeks! Yay! I am sure that there will be rain this winter but it’s just coming later.
So I found out today that I am staying in Consti for another 6 weeks! That means I will be here for 9 months…half my misión! But I am excited and a little nervous. Mostly because my new companion will be a brandnew one! Which means that there will be 4 of us again in Consti. Crazy. I will know more about her net week.
This week we made bread with a family we are teaching. We made it without a bread machine, without a mixer, and without even an oven!! We honestly put it over a fire we built ourselves! It was awesome!
I am sending a picture of Cecilia who we have been sharing with. Her pololo (boyfriend) is there with her. They met becuase of us! Haha.
Well I love and miss you all!
Hermana Gamboa
P.S. KH: La foto de Rodrigo y Presidente Chávez es de la conferencia de Estaca en Talca: ). Él está mejor pero sigue siendo Rodrigo…

Hola!
I don’t have too much time to write but I thought I would send some pics. (Mostly for any ex missionaries who might read this blog.) Enjoy!