Happy Birthday Abbie!
I got changed again. Of
course! I am sad because I loved my old ward. The area was super
difficult but the leaders knew how to get stuff done so we were having success.
Now President sent me to the opposite end of the world. I am in the
city of Machala. It is about 4 hours away from Guayaquil.
The area is a gold mine but the ward leaders have no idea what is going on. In my last ward, it was great because everyone was a return missionary and endowed. In this ward, everyone is a new convert and they have little experience. But everyone is willing to listen to us. Obviously, I have to help the ward grow though. I know why President sent me here. He wants me to finish my mission baptizing tons of people. In this ward you can have 20 baptisms a month, the difficult part is getting them to endure to the end and stay active. I have never seen so many black people in my life. They are really receptive and enjoy a good laugh. My companion and I really have to adapt fast. We are both new in the sector. They took both the old missionaries out. We were pretty lost for the first week but we are getting the hang of things. We didn’t have any baptisms this past week but we managed to save 2 for this week. So hopefully we will have some baptisms this week and be able to get rolling. I want to finish my mission strong and baptizing. I am now the oldest missionary in the mission. (Not in age but in experience) I am with Elder Saenz. He was my companion about 8 months ago. So there was no awkward, get-to-know you business. We just got up and rolling, right off the bat. My ward is called La Paz. (The Peace)
The area is a gold mine but the ward leaders have no idea what is going on. In my last ward, it was great because everyone was a return missionary and endowed. In this ward, everyone is a new convert and they have little experience. But everyone is willing to listen to us. Obviously, I have to help the ward grow though. I know why President sent me here. He wants me to finish my mission baptizing tons of people. In this ward you can have 20 baptisms a month, the difficult part is getting them to endure to the end and stay active. I have never seen so many black people in my life. They are really receptive and enjoy a good laugh. My companion and I really have to adapt fast. We are both new in the sector. They took both the old missionaries out. We were pretty lost for the first week but we are getting the hang of things. We didn’t have any baptisms this past week but we managed to save 2 for this week. So hopefully we will have some baptisms this week and be able to get rolling. I want to finish my mission strong and baptizing. I am now the oldest missionary in the mission. (Not in age but in experience) I am with Elder Saenz. He was my companion about 8 months ago. So there was no awkward, get-to-know you business. We just got up and rolling, right off the bat. My ward is called La Paz. (The Peace)
Ecuador lost to Peru this week for
the first time in 36 years so the people are pretty bummed.
I don’t have a lot of time to write
more. We had meetings this morning so I will fill you in on the rest next
week.
Love,
Elder McRae
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