This past week has been interesting.
We
started off the week with a service project. And I might say, not your
common service project!! When we visited a less active family, the Mom
told us that she wanted to sell some of her chickens. Here, lots of
people have live chickens and other animals in their properties that
they sell from their homes. So anyways, she wanted to sell some of here
chickens, but she didn't want to kill them because she gets kinda
grossed out and scared. So we offered to help! Thats right, we killed
three chickens on Tuesday morning!! Thanks to brother Boyes for teaching
us how to kill chickens on "Trek 2014", I was able to do it! I also
taught my companion too.
Then, we also did another service project on Saturday. We helped a family of recent converts to take down/destroy the
roof of their "palapa". Palapas are the houses here that they make out
of sticks, metal sheets, or palm tree leaves, whatever they can find!
Like the one in the background of the picture below. So we had a week
full of service! Which is awesome!! "When ye are in the service of your
fellow beings, ya are only in the service of your God".
Also,
Halloween here isn't celebrated much. I only saw one trick or treater
on halloween night. I guess its not really a tradition here. What they
do celebrate here is "dia de los muertos", or "day of the dead". Where
they celebrate and pay their respects to the deceased. They also go to
the cemetaries with their families and have like a party. With lots of
food, cake, and alchohol haha. Its a little weird if you ask me but oh
well. I think its more of a catholic thing. And there are lots of people
here that are catholic, so it makes sense.
Also, today we
went to Chetumal to buy some things. I bought some new ties! Yay! I've
never been so excited about having ties before until I became a
missionary haha! And...we couldn't take a bus to get back because there
is a strike going on right now in the middle of the highway that was
blocking the traffic from going both ways...so guess what? Thats right,
we started walking. And the distance is about the same between Magrath
and Lethbridge, 34km. Imagine walking that distance in the hot
sun...with heavy grocery bags in both hands! So thats what we did
today...fun 
Well,
next week we have transfers too. Wow, this transfer went by super
fast!! Who knows where I will be next week. Thanks for all the love and
support! Keep moving forward with faith, "to tell the world of Jesus
Christ our Lord!".
Love,
Elder Strate
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