Feliz Navidad!
this week was definitely an adventure as I was getting accustomed to a new
sector. I am in the barrio lo campino here in Quilicura. the ward is divided
into two sectors one which is very wealthy, and the other which is a little more
dangerous. I am in the more dangerous sector, but dont worry it is all pretty
calm here. Elder Huarca hasn´t been in the sector for a long time either so we
are asking directions from a lot of people, but we are enjoying life here. Elder
Huarca is the best. he is a lot of fun, and never gets mad or anything when
things dont go according to plan. he usually just laughs stuff off. that is one
of the things I like about him. there are a lot of houses in our sector and
there are also a lot of apartment housing called blocks. most of our
investigators live in the blocks.
something really interesting here about this sector is that there is a very
large population of Haitians that live here. we have had to learn a little
french to communicate with them. they are a very religious people so they
usually let us in to teach them about Christ.
this week I go to meet Juan which is an investigator who is progressing
really well toward baptism. Juan lives with his aunt Cecilia. Cecilia is a
recent convert to the church and she cooks lunch for us almost every day. we eat
lunch with her, juan, and the other missionaries in the ward tuesday through
friday. Juan is awesome. he has smoked his whole life, but it has been about 3
weeks that he has smoked. he is doing really well, and is very excited to get
baptized.
This weekend we had another christmas concert in the mall here in
Quilicura. before it we were doing contacts and passing out He is the Gift cards
to the people. I got to see Elder Muñoz there which was really awesome.
we are going to spend Christmas in the house of a recent convert. I will
explain more about the traditions of christmas here next week in my next letter,
but basically christmas is celebrated in the night of the 24th. the kids await
the viejo pascuero and actually try to catch him in the street.
I hope you all have a great holiday season, and enjoy the time with your
families.
Love,
Elder Williams
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