So first thing is first. I have my new area. I am in a place called Rabinal. It is outside of the capital. It took me a day and a half to get here. In all it was about nine hours of riding. I have been told by a lot of people that it is probably the hardest area in the mission. We only had 22 people at church on Sunday. That is a little different from what I am used to. My trainer just finished getting trained. He only has one more month of mission time than me, and I am actually older than him. He is only 18. We get along great. He is a really good guy. His name is Elder Trujillo and he is from Ecuador. He is really short and speaks almost perfect English. When we are out of the house we only speak Spanish and in the house we speak English so that he can practice. I am learning a lot and hope that I can be 100% fluent by the time I am done with my training.
This week I am really learning patience. I don't know what it is, but things here are really hard. No one is willing to take a minute to sit down and listen to us. We have one person with a baptismal date. His name is Ruben. We haven't even gotten the chance to teach him yet this week. He is a volunteer fire fighter and is always super busy. Actually he is too busy. His date just dropped because he didn't go to church on Sunday. We have three or four other possibilities but, other than that we are nocking on a lot of doors and talking to a lot of people on the street. That is a really hard way to work though. It gets a little discouraging after a little while. All I can do is work hard and trust in the lord. I know that this area is where I am supposed to be. I just need to find the reason why.
A little bit about my area... It is really hot here. It kind of reminds me of Vegas a little bit. It is pretty dry and desert looking. It is known for their witches. Half the town believes in witchcraft and the other half are Catholic. I told someone that I was from sin city and they said, so you came from one sin city to a different one. One thing that I can say for sure is that I am going to have a lot of stories from this area. I am learning tons everyday here. There are some interesting people we have taught, and I am sure that I am only going to find more.
To answer your question mom, everything has to be sent to the mission home. I haven't gotten a single letter yet. Get on it People!!! haha. It is going to take a while for me to get any mail now that I am so far a way from everything. There is a lot that I can not get now that I am outside the Capital. If you could send me Peanut Butter that would be heavenly. There aren't many places to buy a quick bite here so we make all our food now.
That is awesome that Ryan got his call!! Tell him congrats for me! Oh ya and Elder and Sister Bashaw(Grandma and Grandpa). The MTC is awesome. They are going to love it! Anyways, things here are good. I am working really hard and hope that I can see the fruits of my labor. I know that the Lord is guiding the work and there is a reason I am here. Miss and love you all!!!
Elder Bashaw
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