Dear
Everyone,
I'm
sitting here laughing because you all said that you hoped I had a great
birthday...let me explain... This week, everything came against us all at once.
I think Satan is a little unhappy with the success we've been having here in
Pehuajó.
It
started with me finding a FROG in the shower Thursday morning. I basically
shouted because I stepped into the shower and something on the floor started
jumping toward me! Obviously I had no idea what it was at first because I
didn't have my contacts/glasses but after I realized, we chased it out of the
house with a broom. After I showered, my companion was afraid of catching some
sketchy frog disease and started pouring chlorine everywhere!! And then he
showered!! The problem was is that with the hot steamy water he started
to inhale chlorine vapor!! Smart move. So he got super sick and
slept all day. Then, we went out in the evening even though he still wasn't
feeling so great because we felt like huge sinners not having worked all day.
Well we went to see these investigators that we have that almost got
baptized a few years back but never could because they are living together but
not married. (I believe Jesus was quite clear about not doing that).
We
taught them the Plan of Salvation.
They
gave us water.
I
drank the water.
THAT
WATER WAS TAP WATER!! Which here in Pehuajó has arsenic and like 50 bazillion
other harmful chemicals. So I woke up on Friday morning at 4 am more sick
than I have ever been in my life. Long story short, I ended up having to call
President Deletsen's wife, and then the mission doctor, and then go to the
hospital where they put me on one of those drip things that flows into your
blood stream, and then take all kinds of medicine.
I
drank water all day and then for my birthday I ate plain crackers all day
and stayed in the house.
But
the Brustle Family loves us so Sunday morning when we passed by to go pick up
investigators together in their car (we go each Sunday morning an hour before
church and drive all over with them to invite investigators to church) they
pulled out a cake and sang to me! So I did eat Argentine cake after all :)
Well
that was my week! Thank you all for the birthday wishes, I am 20 now and feel
the same. My week was sad but this week we are going to work super
hard and find more people to baptize!
As
for skype, yes it is available here. I have to find out if it's allowed. I
have heard of missionaries using it in my mission but that doesn't
necessarily mean anything! Anyway, I'm super stoked to be able to talk to
everyone because it sounds like you'll all be there! :D :D :D
BYE
Elder
Ryan Garrison
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