WEEK 19 & 20 - One week till Christmas and my first baptism!!

19TH WEEK
Connor did not write a group letter but did send a lot of pics!! I'm so grateful for these little snippets of his life in Peru!! Also grateful that Elder Clobes is really good at taking photos which helps inspire Connor to take more too!!

20TH WEEK: This is what he had to say:

My first opportunity to baptize!
This young man was taught by the Sisters Vallasco and Sister Perry and they asked me
if I would perform the baptism - Such a special experience for me.

Hey Everyone!! Happy one week until Christmas!! 

The past few weeks we have been having lots of trouble with appointments falling through!! This week we were trying to think of who we could call!! We had tried a few times to call a boy named Gabriel! He lost his phone awhile back and so we had no ideas. We were both asking each other like how can we find this guy!? Neither had any ideas but we said a little prayer and went on with our day. 

When our pension took us out to lunch we walked into the restaurant and Gabriel and his father were sitting at the first table! We got to talk with both of them and were able to set a cita and get information from them!! 

Super cool experience!! God will put people in our way that we need to find, talk to, and influence! DO NOT MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITIES!

I love you guys and Merry Early Christmas!!  Elder Clancy

ONE MORE THING: He and his companion had a few accidents this week - Connor broke the window in their apartment and then his comp broke the toilet seat cover -  oops. 

Elder Clobes and Elder Kelson

 

Sports Night fun!

At Sports Night - We've been having a lot of people come out to join us.

This is Elder ? He is from Columbia, South America and he injured
his knee so he had to come to Puno for therapy. He will be here for awhile.

  

Connor and Elder Clobes have loved having
Elder Ochoa with them for a time.

We eat three meals a day at Hermana Shyrlay's - She's the best!
This was french toast for breakfast. YUM!

Dinner at Mama Shyrlay's house  

THE Elder Ordoñez. He is our Zone Leader :) He is from Ecuador and speaks PERFECT English. 
His sister taught him.
We are at the zone Christmas party in this picture

Christmas packages from the Missionary Mommas at home!! SO FUN!

Sister ? and Elder Owens

Christmas package has arrived!! He couldn't wait to open it!!

   

Elder Ochoa, Elder Fincher, Elder Clobes and Elder Clancy

Coming back from a Rugby game

Coming back from a Rugby game

This was a soccer game right outside Connor's apartment window!!

Thanks for the Tie, Momma and Thanks for the sneakers, Grammy!!

Guinea Pig farm. They will be eaten :(

Typical City sights. Very sad at 9 a.m.