Elder Tadje in Guatemala

Oi que dicen mis seres queridos?!  So we had changes- and mi hijo Elder Velez and I are here another change!!! Which is good becasue I just paid for another month of our gym membership. This really is an incredible area- the members are awesome, and we're seeing a ton of miracles!!! We had a little boy named Anthony who was going to be baptized last week- well he randomly decided to go sightseeing with his aunt and uncle Sunday so he didn't come to church. But he should get baptized this Sunday, along with Monica Carillo! She was supposed to get baptized my first week here but her boyfriend hasn't been worthy until now. But everything is good and she's finally getting baptized! Also possibly a girl named Angie Cortez- she's 12 and got baptized when she was 8, but her records were lost so we might have to do it over again if we can't find them!! Bendita Guatemala! We had 9 investigators in church Sunday and they're all pretty positive so we'll ...

Hey everyone!!  We've had a pretty crazy week here in Barcenas. Elder Velez said he starts his journal entry every day with: "so here's what Elder Tadje did today..." haha Thursday we went to help the Hnas with some things at their house. As we were leaving, they told me the buttons on their microwave didn't work and asked if I could try to fix it. Of course I said yes- so I took it apart and in the end it wouldn't even turn on. So I must have gotten microwave karma or something cuz the next morning, we got back from the gym. I showered first, then made breakfast. I've been trying to eat healthier so I've made scrambled eggs every day! Our zone is also the only zone in the mission with WALMART!!!!! (I'd almost forgotten what that was) We went on Pday and found Poptarts!!! I had forgotten what those were too. I decided that poptarts would go well with my eggs, and thought why not try to throw one in the microwave. I read the box for instruction...

February 28, 2018 Whaddup everyone???  Sorry it was a crazy week and not a whole lot of time to write an email. But we had a surprise baptism this Sunday of Alejandra Espinoza!!!! She wanted to go to the temple this Wednesday, so we were able to get permission from her dad Saturday night, do the interview, then baptize and confirm her Sunday morning!!! It was a really special service and she was so happy to finally be a member of the church. We are working with her cousin to get permission for him too.  Our area's awesome and I'm loving things with Elder Velez; especially because yesterday we had to head to immigration so he can be here legally! So we hung out in Guate all day, and changed our Pday to Wednesday so that'll be nice.  But everything here's tranquilo- thank you all so much for your emails and prayers and support, Les amo y extrano mucho!!!! Que mi Papito Lindo les bendiga Elder Tadje

February Comin' at ya live from Barcenas, Villa Nueva; The city build on a hill! It's a strange area - we're really close to Guate, the biggest city in Guatemala. So we can see all the lights and big buildings off in the distance. We're a 10 minute bus ride from Walmart. (I had almost forgotten what that was) and a massive mall. But Barcenas is divided in 1/2- the half of Pisto (or money) is the Hermanas area and is all gated communities with armed guards where you need ID and your exact destination to get in. Then literally on the street that divides our area, the money ends and the hill starts, and it is a HILL! But this area is really awesome, and so are the members. Our apartment is pretty small; one room about 10x30 feet to sleep, study, eat, exercise, store our stuff, etc. But it's made me realize we don't really NEED a ton of space. A lot of the people live in houses smaller than this, with a lot bigger families. I absolutely love Guatemala, but if ...