Finally Elder Ayola is gone, which is good because he had completely given up on working. I actually was pushing him, but there was no point. I feel like the only thing that could count as working was getting Soledad baptized and we didn´t work that hard to accomplish that. Well anyways here is how the week went
On Monday Elder Ayola took all night packing. He only has bags no suitcases. 1 duffle bag, 1 hiking backpack, and then 3 other backpacks (One of which he bought here and spent 190mil guaranis on it. He just had to have it because it was a Hulet Packer backpack. It was pretty dumb). Besides that it was a normal Pday.
Tuesday we left for Encarnacion for district meeting. Elder Ayola and Elder Monterosa dropped off their bags at the zone leaders house. We did a quick little goodbye district meeting. We ate lunch at a Chinese Buffet. It was good but it was during the Paraguayan Siesta so there wasn´t much options. It is so dumb how paraguayans usually close the food shops at 12. Oh well I ate until I was satisfied and it was pretty good food. Anyways we did some "Souvonir shopping" while we waited for the bus back to Obligado. Elder Richards and I went back to our house, we hung out with Hna.P and then went home and stayed up late doing a 500pc puzzle. We promised each other that since we are starting a new change that, that was the last Macanero thing that we will do again. It was a Casle/City in the mountains/beach puzzle. Aparently it is in Spain. I decided when we are rich we are totally going there.
Wednesday morning, 6am, we got a call that Elder Richards´ companion had arrived because instead of going to Asunción and then to Encarnación he just came directly from Ciudad Del Este. His name is Elder Yaringaño and he was in my district in Ciudad del Este. He is crazy, but funny. Anyways they told us we had to come as soon as possible. We called the terminal and they told us that the next bus to Encarnacion would be at 9am, so instead we went to the Supermarket and bought some sandwich stuff. Then when we blessed the food Elder Richards prayed that we could find a way to get to Encarnacion faster. Then we hitched a ride from a Adventist with a truck to the main road outside Obligado. Just as we got off a bus to Encarnacion was passing by. We got on and made it to Encarnacion a little after 8.
The Moral of the story is, If you pray for something you have to go out and exercise your faith and search for what you prayed for. Then while you are searching God will put that thing you´re looking for in your path. You can´t just sit back and wait for God to take the bus to you, your have to look for the bus.
Anyways Elder Richards and Elder Yaringaño went back to Natalio and I spent the day with Elder Alexander. We did study and contacts and ate until our companions showed up at 2:30. The bus back to Obligado wasn´t until 4 so I got to talk with my new companion for a bit. His name is Elder Gillette (Gillette Fusion). He is tall and he only has been in Paraguay for 2 changes. He is from California, he is 20yrs old, and he wants to make videogames. I suppose that means he can draw really well but he hasn´t showed me yet. We got back at 6, so we did some cleaning, unpacking, and talking about the condition of the area. Even though he is new he is definitely the guy I needed. A hard worker and a leader, who knows how to work.
Thursday was weekly planning which was really pathetic.
Friday we went out to Los Colonos an hour away and he decided that he is going to ask President Callan for the bikes again or else we aren´t going there again for a while.
Saturday was a birthday party and fathers day barbique and he got to meet a couple of members. I have basically already showed him all the area I know and all the people I know. We are asking for references like crazy, but the progress is slow.
Soledad left for good this time. She transferred her shooling and has a job in Coronel Olviedo at her new school and she is staying with her boyfriends parents.
Sunday only 25 people in church and after we had visited a ton of members. I was upset, but what can I do? They just don´t want to be happy and live with God¡
Elder Zachary James Singson
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