Hola Familia!
Sounds
like everyone had a horrible week sheesh. I’m sorry to hear about everything
that happened, but hope everyone gets feeling better. You’ll definitely be in
my prayers.
My
week was good. Sad to say it was the last week in Piura Central :( I’m now in Sullana,
which is like 30 minutes from Central. I don’t know much about the area yet. My
companion is Hermana Callizaya from Bolivia. I think she’s 23. She’s a
sweetheart! I knew her from before when I was in Tumbes. She knows English and is
gonna finish her mission in July. All I’ve heard since we got the news of
transfers is bad things about Sullana lol. This is how most of the
conversations were.
"Oh
where are you being transferred to?"
"Sullana."
"Ooooh...
Yeah. Good luck."
Thank
you, guys. Thanks. Apparently it’s one of the hottest parts of Piura... We all
know I love the heat haha. But I’m gonna love it. I know it :)
One
thing I’m suuuuper nervous about is my new assignment in the mission. I thought
my assignment training was a surprise. Nope! President Rowley has given me the
assignment of Sister Training Leader. It’s like a Zone Leader for the sisters.
So each week I’ll be doing lots of exchanges with the other companionships and
helping them out in their areas and doing presentations and all that fun stuff.
I feel sooo inadequate, I won’t even lie. I don’t know how I’m supposed to
train the other sisters when I feel like I have so much to learn myself! I just
keep telling myself that everything happens for a reason. This is just an
opportunity to learn, grow, and come to know my Savior more. But wow... This
will be interesting lol.
It
was a good last week in Piura :) We had a neat experience. We found a new
investigator. His name is Adam. We had contacted him like two months ago, but
with our luck he had to move and he lost his cell phone. So we had nooo idea
how to contact him and had to give up after the third try trying to find him.
Well Thursday we got a message that said, "Hermanas. I’m Adam. This is my
new number." So of course I called him and set up an appointment :) He had
read the pamphlet we gave him and found our number on a piece of paper in his
apartment and said he was curious and wanted to know more. We went and it was
so great. He has a lot of knowledge about the Bible, but when we asked him how
he felt about the things we had taught he said, "I feel good. It’s a good
feeling." So sad I won’t get to see him progress, but I’ll have Hermana
Arce to keep me updated :)
This
week was super hard though. I never knew I could have so much love for people I’ve
only known 6 months. I know I need to work hard in this area, but a little bit
of me will always be in Central haha. I just love them all!
Yesterday,
since Hermana Escalante is finishing her mission today and I was leaving the
area, Juan had a little goodbye devotional. It was more like a testimony
meeting. Hermana Arce spoke first and made me cry that little stinker! Then
Julio, Edward, Cesar, Hermana Escalante, and I talked. Julio couldn’t even talk
he was crying so hard and the love that was felt in that room was incredible.
:) Then we all sang "Para Siempre Dios Este Con Vos." Whatever that
is in English... God Be With You Till We Meet Again... I think. But Hermana
Arce and I couldn’t even sing because we were crying like babies haha. It was
so great, but so hard.
Okay
now funny story. I’ve learned a BIG lesson this week. Apparently here in Peru
they don’t flush their toilet paper down the toilet. I was always wondering why
our bathroom garbage had SO much toilet paper in it haha. Now I know. Someone
could have filled me in on that little secret though sheesh! As you all know, I
was in Piura 6 months. That means 6 months of built up toilet paper. NOT GOOD.
Let’s just say after the experience Hermana Arce and I had this week, we could
both be plumbers. It’s not something I’d recommend. It was AWFUL! So if anyone
ever decides to stay in Peru.. Don’t flush the toilet paper down the toilet.
Bad idea. Now you know.
Well
that was my week :) I’m sad, but so grateful for the time I’ve had in Central. I’m
ready to work even harder here in Sullana and I know there’s people just as
great here waiting for me. I’m just amazed at how blessed I really am. I
remembered the saying this week, "How lucky I am to have someone that
makes saying goodbye so hard." It’s so true. I’m SO lucky to have been
able to meet the people I’ve met. It isn’t goodbye. It’s just see you later :)
Cause were all coming back to Peru after my mission! These people have to teach
you all how to dance. Us folks in the United States don’t even know how to
dance haha. We are coming back. We have to! Decision made :)
Well
time to go. I love you all so much! Have a great week!
Love,
Hermana Roper
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