March 21, 2016 

Choco Piña, the new thing.

Pday today consisted of going to a members house, Douglas, for massive pancakes and hanging there for a bit. 

After that we went to the Dover party pad and had yet again, another monopoly tournament.

Things really aren't great with my comp. Thing have gotten better and I've done a lot of different things to make a change but I'm just done. Nothing has brought really any difference and its been a pretty miserable time to be honest. Didn't really see a whole lot of good coming out of our area... really frustrating all in all... at this point I'm just tired and waiting for changes. They come on the 28th. I honestly did not think I would get through changes without punching him. ( clearly had a frustrating companion) 

Investigators are doing ok. Not all that great at the moment but I've spent some good time thinking about who we have and how I'm going to manage my time in the next change. 

This week is semana santa, the hottest week there is. Just getting hotter and hotter.

Changed next week. 

Thanks for the support. 

March 14, 2016 

went on divisions with the APs

goooood fun! It was my first hot shower in like 7 months in the Frat House (mission home) 

I wish I could buy shoes.  It's kinda wishy washy buying shoes out here. The shoes made here don't last and lots of them are fake. It seems lots get donated from the states... saw some aldos the other day with a 150 dollar price tag going for 500 lemps.... 25 bucks.... but if they aren't your size, you're out of luck. no real shoe stores here. (He's wearing through all his shoes already, walking, rain and rough roads wears them out quick!) 

basically my canes box combo out here! 

jk its not even close to that good. It's just some of the better food out here. 

its. so. hot. out. here.

March 7 2016

*as a parent reading this.. It makes me cringe..but then I cannot help but stop and give thanks... He was kept safe, he was protected, he was not injured. His safety is ever in our prayers and those prayers were answered this week and the weeks before and the weeks to come. Faith reassures us.. We know he is where he needs to be.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel i had a crazy week.

My area is getting a tad bit dangerous.....

If you didnt know, now you know haha.

But yeah this week had something happen that id never thought would happen.... well i at least hoped it wouldnt...

Heres the story....

I was walking from one area, Lomas, to where we live.... an area called San Juan... a fenced in guarded area..... Just as we entered through a gate, i hear a bunch of gun shots go off! Machine gun stuff....

We stop and look up to see if by anyyyyyyy small chance it was fireworks.... but no lights followed up... just more gun shots... I was at a point where i could see down three streets, looking down a street that intersects all of them.

Stood there and waited to see where it was coming from... i start hearing whizzing sounds above me so we kinda duck down....

Then down the street i see a group of 5, all armed, running to the gate.... exactly where i was.... still in a gun fight.... 

So we lay down in the dirt behind some bushes and stuff... bullets still buzzing over and hitting nearby houses... 

These guys run over, and start slipping through the gate we were just at... like some real life Call of Duty stuff.... bunch of teens all armed yeling at each other shooting back at other people... just in real life... 

And just like it started, it ended.... they ran off into a different colonia like nothing ever happened.... all that was left was an innocent guy left dead 2 houses below mine.....

I layed there for a few minuets.... just realizing what had just happened, and how lucky i got....

The night ended with a pizza party so whatevs 

Cops

Pizza!!

Investigators are alright

Lot of people have challenges outside of our hands that keep them from getting baptized... really frusterating to be honest.

We went to a really poor family, family of 12, to pass a happy bday to one of the daughters....

They had a bday cake.... we shared a message and all and I was with 2 other missionaries talking to the parents. The other missionaries and I didn't accept all the food and cake and soda they offered because they are really poor, and were rationing out the food to the younger kids, so we just told them we were fine with just soda.

* Here's photos of the new and improved house... It may not seem like much.. But apparently the last house was covered in mold and other horrible conditions. It was making him sick..he asked the mission President what he could do.. He was given the paperwork and told the steps to find a new place etc... He did not waste time..and found a nicer apartment with air condition ... Which is a luxury.. Electricity and running water are not even expected... He got it and cheaper than the rent on the old place. 

 Living room

Study area 

Yup.. Mavs sheets - see the ac !

Bathroom 

February 29th (32 weeks/ 7+ months)

Busy week.  It hit 40 degrees this week..... Celsius  (that's 104)

Had surgery on my toe...I'm alright. (I will spare the blog readers the photos of his toe before and after.. Wet conditions and dirt roads are not a great combo. He's already worn out the shoes we sent him with and he's not even half way through.. Means he's working hard and covering a lot of areas- just glad he is pain free and has a great attitude about it!) 

We had 8 investigators in church! Also we got some converts to the temple........ nbd.  (That's no big deal..huge deal!).  We sold baliadas to get money, got them clothes, set up interviews... and even made them bagged lunches because they didn't have enough food or money.  The taller dude is mute, doesn't hear or talk but was the first of the family to get baptized. It was hard but totally worth it!! 

pics from San Pedro sula 

dead center

We went to the city mall while I was there and it felt sooooo weird

seeing people with money.... an actual mall...... ate at Wendy's and talked to some white people! it was weirdest thing in 7 months! 

Had work done on my machete 

Like I've said before.... Emails are comming in randomly, but we will take whatever we get when we get it!!! 

February 1, 2016

not sure what happened with emails exactly but it seems to be happening again

None of your guys current responses are coming in on time....

so yeah the guy that got shot died. 

This week i had a somewhat cool experience

I dont remember names well..... we have a big teaching group, and I really don't remember names that well....However the other day we were walking in the street after a lesson fell through... we didn't know where to go, and just out of no where a name came to mind.

I told my comp we should go visit Hermana Cynthia..... so we head over to her house.

We get there and just hear her giving thanks..... She was really ill, and was in bed..... She told us she has some rare condition, or illness, that affects here gravely for a few days.... she said she hadn't had problems for years, but it hit the other day...She told us she had been praying that the missionaries would come by to give her a blessing, and that we were an answer to her prayers....

Not a lot of cool stuff like that happens here, so that was pretty sweet 

*again this is a bit out of order because the email is not cooperating... We get stuff way later. 

Feb. 8, 2016

*internet service has not been great in his new area. He has to go to a Internet cafe and it seems we are not getting his emails..so there is not a lot of updates.  I had his location wrong earlier - it was hard to find the San Juan area he told me. But he did clarify!!!

Well guys I'm currently just outside of San Pedro Sula