Dad sent me a picture of all the snow you guys got. I just got to wait one more year and then I'll be building snowmen. Emma, have you learned how to use swords yet? It's important to know that I haven't changed THAT much. ;)
Here we had a white Christmas early as well, but was a different kind of white Christmas; we got to baptise dos chicas cheveres this last Friday. The first (on the left) was baptised by her father who was less active and the other is 15 years old and has been working with us to be baptised since I got here.
Other Christmas Preparations are also being made. But don't worry, I'm staying focused in my progress as a missionary.
We have been getting rain in the nights and in the mornings as well. That's the rain season here in Ecuador, we still await El Niño, however, some say its nothing more than a scare. We will see.
Rain, however, does mean one thing: the prophecies in revalations are true.
...And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power...
...And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man...
(See Revelations 9)
Rain here means crickets, sometimes five months of crickets as there are about four or five months of rain.
Lots and lots of crickets. No, they dont "sting" but they are annoying, they find their way into everything and they are said to eat clothes. that would be very much NOT welcome as I am in the last strech of my mission and I have no interest in losing my yellow shirts until I finish. Crickets are to be killed and damned. We awaitthe seagulls.
Really though, all is going well around here. I've basically over come my cold and dont plan on getting sick again. (last rain season I had a fever of 102.5 and I will not be repeating it)
We're enjoying the Christmas season here in the mission and we're currently looking for a place where we can call home. We have less friends among the members here in contrary to other sectors and we're trying to fix that so we can have good christmas dinners and Skype calls.
I hope all is well back home and that everyone is driving safe in the winter weather. I remember that we always talked bad about Utah drivers and about how they had to relearn how to drive every winter. ....I can only imagine what would happen if it snowed in Ecuador. As crazy as they drive around here I think the streets would be a bloodbath. ay, no voy a pensar en eso...
I love you all and wish you all a Merry Christmas!
Love, Cameron
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