Category: Updates from the Field

Matagalpa – Week 19

[Week 13 in Matagalpa, week 1 with Elder Reyes] Well, this week was interesting. I was wandering around all over the place. I had to go to Managua to pick up my nuevo. His name is Elder Reyes and he’s from El Salvador. We get along well and he’s always cleaning the house, so I...

Matagalpa – Week 18 (Transfers)

Well this week was a pretty good final week with my trainer Elder Alofipo! We’ve been teaching some new investigators with some potential to progress which is awesome. We started teaching a couple that are really open and receptive so that’s been great getting to know them. Some of our investigators also invited us to...

Matagalpa – Week 17 (Thanksgiving)

Hey everyone! I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! We had a hurricane hit Nicaragua on Thanksgiving (don’t worry it only rained a tiny bit were I’m at but it makes for a good story). On Wednesday morning we had to go to the store and buy 2 weeks’ worth of water and one week...

Matagalpa – Week 16

[Week 10 in Matagalpa] Hey everyone! This week has been pretty good. We’ve been doing a lot of contacting this week trying to find some new investigators that are more positive and willing to fulfill their commitments. We have had a little success with some of our newfound investigators (Urbalina, Motesta, Creencia, Epiphania) but we...

Matagalpa – Week 14

[Week 8 in Matagalpa] So I just had my cumplimes this last week and I now officially have 3 months out. Only 21 months more to go! Anyway this week was pretty interesting. Nobody celebrates Halloween here so that kinda stunk. Alofipo and I shared some skittles I found in one of my suitcases so...

Matagalpa – Week 13

[Week 7 in Matagalpa] Hola.  I’m doing pretty good. I still feel like I’m never going home so that’s great… I’ve finished my first change so that’s cool but I still have 15 more soooo… I miss you guys! (and the USA!) In general, I’m having a good time, but its super easy to be discouraged...

Tarde Blanca

Matagalpa – Week 12 (First Transfers)

[Week 6 in Matagalpa] Tarde Blanca, New House, First Transfers So I just finished my first change (transfer)! I don’t have much time to write but basically I’m staying in my same area with my same trainer. He’s now the District Leader and we’re moving houses next week! Our new house is super nice (the...

Matagalpa – Week 11

[Week 5 in Matagalpa] Hope everything is going well for you guys! It’s been a pretty good week. We had a baptism this last Saturday for a girl that we’ve been teaching named Bleysing. It went well except for the fact that the church didn’t have any water and it took the font about an hour...

Matagalpa – Week 10

[Week 4 in Matagalpa] So this week was pretty good! Again, I don’t have much time but I’ll try to share the biggest things of this week. On Tuesday we had a Reunion de Nuevos in Managua so we had to take a bus at 5 in the morning to get there on time which...

Matagalpa – Week 9

[Week 3 in Matagalpa] Sorry everyone that I haven’t been sending weekly emails recently. It’s just hard because there’s no time on P-days to get everything done! the first weeks have been good but its definitely been a really difficult adjustment. I’m serving in the Matagalpa zone and my area is a barrio called Guanuca....