2-13-23

NO POWER!?! NO WATER?!? NEW CALLING!?! GETTING ROBBED!?! WHAT DO I DO!?!


I'M BACKKKKKKKK.


I am sorry for not writing the last week. To say the least, I was fighting my way through the Jungle here in Pedro Juan. On the bright side, I found a water fall and it was pretty dope. Besides almost falling face first in mud, I say it was a success. But, Elder Ressel, what happened during the past 2 weeks? Well my fellow readers, let me tell you.


Started off with not having power for 3 days. It rains like crazy here and it knocks our power out all the time. I just figured it would turn back on. Each day I was like okay okay it will turn on eventually. Never did. So being the big boy I am, I asked the person to help us and all he did was flip the breaker that was behind my closet. Guys I promise that I didn't know there was a breaker. I promise I am smarter than that.


Then next it started with us not having water for 2 days. We had no idea what happened and why our water pressure was so low. YES WE CHECKED THE BREAKER. It turns out that somebody turned a nob that determines how much water pressure there is and we just turned that back up.


Then I got a call. Yes your boy is moving up into the ranks of hierarchy here. I got a call saying that I was going to be a Facebook leader... dang. So, twice a week I have to sit at a computer and answer messages for 2 hours. For example here are the messages, "why do I not have a girlfriend?" "Why are people weird?" "I need help with finding my dog." Now there are messages that are legit and we do take it seriously, but sometimes we get that and I am just like I don't know.


Now ummmm we might have a problem with people getting robbed now. This place isn't by any means the safest and 4 missionaries have been robbed very close to us. I am ready to start throwing hands when necessary. Just kidding I can't or I am getting sent home. So, hopefully I don't get robbed 


Now something dope that happened was that Elder Risenmay did a street contact a long time ago with a guy, and he told them to come back again. They went back the next day, but he wasn't home. Just the past week, we past by and a new guy moved into the house. He told us to pass by and to talk tomorrow. We passed by and had a fire lesson. I actually asked him to be baptized and he said yes. Now, we got a lot of work still, however God works in weird ways. That was a miracle and a half.



I love you all and hope you guys are killing it. Oh yeah, Patrick Mahomes is the goat. 2 baby.

From your favorite,

Elder Ressel 






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