So this week while starting a lesson, during the opening prayer, the door the fridge in the kitchen fell flat on the ground. I just have to remind myself sometimes that that is not normal at home.
Ok, this week was very very great! We put a few fechas with some progressing investigators, but only one of the 3 was able to come to church, so we'll see how their progress comes along in the next two weeks. We have about 15 who come regularly with us to church, but about 8 of them are all under the age of 16 and its a real battle to try and get their parents to come and support so that we can baptize families and not soley youth with no parental support. Blah.
I went on an exchange this week to a little town of cows and military buffs. It's called San Isidro. It was one of the only areas that I never passed by when I was here last year. It's real odd, everyone in the place has some position in the air force or is a sargeant in something. Which also means they are all required to be married, to pay taxes, and they all recieve a pention after 30 years of active duty. I felt like I was teaching people from back at home, they were all very well to do people with garages and fridges full of food, and one house even had air conditioning! Everything I saw while out there (except the cows) was very foreign my idea of the DR. It was almost comforting to me to go back and sit in the white lawn chairs everyone uses and just talk about your everyday dominican chercha.
Ok, this week was very very great! We put a few fechas with some progressing investigators, but only one of the 3 was able to come to church, so we'll see how their progress comes along in the next two weeks. We have about 15 who come regularly with us to church, but about 8 of them are all under the age of 16 and its a real battle to try and get their parents to come and support so that we can baptize families and not soley youth with no parental support. Blah.
I went on an exchange this week to a little town of cows and military buffs. It's called San Isidro. It was one of the only areas that I never passed by when I was here last year. It's real odd, everyone in the place has some position in the air force or is a sargeant in something. Which also means they are all required to be married, to pay taxes, and they all recieve a pention after 30 years of active duty. I felt like I was teaching people from back at home, they were all very well to do people with garages and fridges full of food, and one house even had air conditioning! Everything I saw while out there (except the cows) was very foreign my idea of the DR. It was almost comforting to me to go back and sit in the white lawn chairs everyone uses and just talk about your everyday dominican chercha.
I've been having a lot of pivotal moments recently that I wish I could some how record and play over and over again. My companion is the most a dominicanaso I have ever met, or in other words he's out of this world funny; sometimes I just take a minute to process what he says, and I can't not laugh. For example the other day I said referring to another Elder in the house, Elder Blount, who is also a very dark moreno. I'm gonna translate this and just picture like you were there with me. I say, hey obama! (referring to elder blount who is in the other room), and his companion, Elder Zamora, yelled back and called me racist. Then my companion comes in and says, '' Its not racist to call him names like Will Smith or Barrack Obama, because they are men of money, but if he were to have called out Nelson Mandela or Mandigo it would be something different!! Hahaha! He's the best!
I've been plowing through the book of mormon this week, in my afternoon hammock study sessions have put a big dent into Alma, I'm already talking about the big wars and I think I'll be able to finish before the end of July! Read along with me, I dare you.
Shout out to Weston and Zane who finish their missions this and next week. Its crazy to think that 2 years have gone so fast, but not for Elder Tate! We're still sweating and dropping baptismal dates and taking 3 showers a day til the buzzer rings!!
Love yall
Elder Tate
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