Claudia
April 20, 2015
Oh man.... I never thought
this day would come, but here I am getting ready to get on the bus and leave
Jaen! First cambio I’ve heard is always the hardest, and I believe it. I’ve
truly learned to love Peru, the mission, the work, the Spirit, the experiences
and the people here in Jaen, its been hard to say goodbye. These people are so
loving and it was so sweet to have the chance to get to know them, learn to
understand what in the heck they are saying, and learn from their
examples.
Yesterday we said goodbye
to the families and people we helped come back to church and other members that
helped us a lot, and everyone fed us SO MUCH. My companion ended up throwing
up, but somehow I stomached it. So nice.
One that made me laugh is Hermana
Emilia and her crazy ways fed us a giant plate of rice, then we talked and she
started to cry and poured another huge spoonful of rice and said "because
you won’t be here and I want the best for you!" I know that the rice may
not help me the rest of my life, but the love and strong spirits of the people
here has helped me so much.
This week was pretty
normal, ate a fish eyeball... that was gross. We saved the family Walter and
Yovanna who we have been working with for a while... I’ll put a pic. But seeing
the change in these people will always be my favorite part, the power of the
atonement is night and day.
Also a recent convert
couple Karina and Diominis work in a dance costume store and she asked us to
help her one day, and we ended up being models for all of the costumes! That
was super fun... felt like a Latina paper doll with all the ruffles and fun
colors... wish I could have taken some pics.
I find out where I’m going
tomorrow, so I’ll let you know! Thanks for all of your prayers and support,
love you all lots. Keep up the great things in your life and never lose sight
of the eternal plan that we have.
Hermana Clegg
Walter and Yovanna
One last meal before transfers!
Juanita and fam
Last sun rise of Jaen... can't help think of lion king haha
noche de hogar with a less active family! Made spaghetti.... they didn't like it haha.
