Welcome to the Jungle!!

My companion and I took some pictures this week and she is going to let me use her camera to send you all some. 

My companion was born in the gospel and her mom and dad served missions as well. I don't know much about her life but she is the oldest of 6 or 7 and she's serving here in Paraguay and her younger brother is now serving in Ecuador.  She came with only two pairs of shoes and now they are breaking. She is a very humble and loving person.   She will be leaving this area in 3 weeks when we have transfers again. She has 4 transfers here in Pirebebuy. 

I will never ever learn Guarani completely because not even the people here speak all pure guarani. I'm learning phrases and small things but really it is not easy. It sounds like Chinese or Japanese. I only know how to say "lets go to the church", yaja tupaope. Or greetings. It's almost impossible. But now I will be ordering a badge that is in Guarani. Monday we had a family night in the house of less actives with members that are active. It was completely in Guarani. I didn't understand anything. Absolutely nothing. 

we`ll see how that goes....... 

This week we did a lot of walking. When I send you all pictures you will know what I mean. There is a lot of walking and not a whole lot of teaching. We have a church house, its very small, and we have a branch president. Its our district leader who doesn't have one. This week we were able to see the family who is the Relief Society President and Elders Quorum President come back to church with their family. As a missionary its also our job to re activate those members. it was pretty powerful to see this family bear their testimonies in the reunion. when we had 42 people there. The most that there has been in a good long time. There are tons of families who have such strong testimonies and love the church but don't have the means to get to the church because of how far away it is. This is a big problem here. BIG PROBLEM. 

I've found some huge spiders here. I'm also so absolutely surprised at how green and how many hills are here in Pirebebuy. It is difficult. These members have a whole lot to learn, but were trying our best to help them learn. 

So this is what we are going to do for Mothers Day. We have the option to talk to you guys this Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. My companion and I want to try talking to you guys Sunday at 5 in the afternoon in the time of Paraguay. If I'm not able to find a computer of one member this day we will be talking to you guys Tuesday around 5 o'clock Paraguay time again. The problem is there is limited access to Internet and Sunday we cant use the cybers(cafe') because it is the Sabbath day. So I'm going to try with all my heart to talk to you guys this Sunday but if you don't hear anything. Monday i will be writing you guys to confirm my plans for Tuesday. Sorry it is the only thing that I can do. 

I'm without words. I'm working and don't have time to think about anything really. The day that all of the things at home will hit me hard is when I come home. I hate thinking about facing that day. t will be so hard and I don't want it to come. I will be like Jane and be about to leave and then decide to stay living in the jungle forever where I don't have to face the real life. ha ha, just kidding. I love you all so much.....

Hermana Ross

My sweet companion from Guatemala.

This was a small creek in our area. it rained buckets of water Wednesday.
This was what it looked like after.

Doesn't this look like a jungle?

These pigs belong to a member.  The mother pig is very protective.

This is the pathway to a member's home.