Monday, April 9, 2012

3.26.12 Cuenca, Ecuador

Family,

It was the longest week of my life.  Like I said, I found out I was coming to Cuenca, opening a sector, senior companion, and training... well the night I got here to Cuenca, the zone leaders came over and told me I was also the District Leader.  Dad will tell you what a district leader does because I have no time to describe it.  It is a ton of work though.  I have been reprimanded by the zone leaders a few times already for our numbers being low but it is okay.  It is just super hard to start from scratch in a sector the size of South LA.  We have been lost probably 100 times already.  My companion is Elder Monroy.  He is from Mexico.  He is great.  He is a help and not a burden, so we are going to do great.  We had 4 baptisms this weekend which was awesome.  Also, the other sector in my district had a baptism too.  I interviewed the girl who got baptized and it was amazing to see her get baptized.  It hailed and snowed yesterday too.  It is freezing here.  I like that though.  We sleep in a basement... Dad´s dream.  Literally- a bat cave… they have tons of blankets for us though.  I already know that this is going to be the hardest change of my mission.  Anyway that´s about all the time I have to write.  My trainee emailed everyone and their dog ;)  He has a lot to learn.  I am doing great though.  Oh, the people.  Cuenca is different.  People don´t want to listen... I realize now how amazing the people in Guayaquil are.
I will make sure to kick Elder Monroy off after 30 minutes next time so I have time to write.

Love,
Elder McRae

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