August 18, 2010

August 18, 2010

Family!
The mission is great! I still don't speak cebuano but I am learning. Sorry if this is short and choppy. Most of the keys you have to hit to make them work, and I have no time today.
The mangos are good. We eat about 4 kilos a week. We have rice and usually chicken or pork stir fry for dinner. Sometimes we eat at the patron house. It is good and cheap. You can get a meal for about $1.40. Not bad.
We went to the temple today. It is beautiful. We got asked to be witnesses for sealings. That was a nice break after we moved last night. It is a nice place, but it hadn’t been lived in for a bit and was dirty. We spent all last night trying to get water, and all day this morning cleaning. I got some pants made. They are big, but I really like them. They are a nice dark green with a bit of a black stripe.
We have 2 progressing investigators, and many that haven’t had the second lesson yet. If we push ourselves I think we will have a lot of success.
The address on my sheet I handed out works. I got a letter from Brittany last week.
Thanks for all of your prayers. I love you all!
Love,
Elder Schenk

ps. We found a sweet waterfall in our area. We are going to hike it soon I hope! :)