Time for another transfer.

Buenos Dias!

Well I had emergency changes today! They called last night and told me I had to be at the terminal at 10 am. I’m pretty bummed because I don’t have any pics with the members and I didn’t get to say goodbye! So I am now in Xela in the city and my area is Gardines. I have heard good things about that ward so it should awesome. My new comp is Hermana Sorenson she is from American Fork, She only has 3 weeks in the mission, she was way out in the boonies for Guatemala and I think had a bad experience with her comp because of the language. All I have to say is that I am so glad I knew some Spanish before I entered the mission. I am nervous to have a Norte comp and no one to rely on when I can’t speak. 

Well in other news, rumor has it we can Skype for Mother’s Day. Sooo, I’m gonna plan on Skyping you at like 2 my time on Saturday. Now if something goes wrong I will just call on Sunday or you call me at one. 

This week was good when met a girl named Joselin she accepted to be baptized. When we went back to put a specific date she said no. I just kind of sat there I had no idea what to say. Hermana Soler asked her what is stopping her. Finally she said she didn’t want to wear a skirt everyday. Whew. We explained to her that she could wear pants play futbal and dance. There are a lot of Evangelical churches here that prohibit that kind of stuff. After we explained that to her she was like, “oh ya, I will be baptized!” Yah girl her fecha is the 25th of this month. Pray for her! 

We were suppose to have a baptism the 11th but that is not going to happen. The situation is pretty sad. The girl is 13 and when we teach her she is so excited. She reads everything we leave her and wants to be baptized. But the problem is that she leaves her house and drinks on the weekends. She leaves and her family has no idea where she is. Her mom frustrates me because she is losing her daughter and doesn’t really care. So she has a lot to change before she can get baptized. 

Something that my companion Hermana Soler has taught me is that I have to have faith. A lot of times I don’t really think these people can change or that the things we are doing will really work. But if I don’t have faith in them they won’t change and I won’t be able to help them. We have to have faith in the day-to-day things that they will work and bless our lives, we also have to have faith in people that they can change.

I love you all and miss you like crazy. Can’t wait to talk to you. Hope we can Skype!

Love,

Hermana Davies 

5 Questions - Guatemalan Families

1. How many children do most Guatemalan families have?

It depends. It can range from 3 to like 8.

2. Do you see many multi-generational households?

Yup, for them or all neighbors.

3. How common is divorce?

They usually separate. Some people never marry they just live together. Usually because one person lives in the states and they can’t get divorced and they just live with someone else.

4. Who's in charge most of the time...the mom or the dad?

Dad usually, but not always. 

5. Have you seen any cool family traditions around holidays or other events?

They set fireworks off at midnight on Christmas and New Year’s. But like crazy! 

Christina and her companion, Sister Soler, at a special lunch for meeting their goals.

Christina taught these two girls.

Christina's apartment

This is from the roof.

Looking down the street from the roof of her apartment.

Christina's landlady.

Another one from the roof.