La Obra -

 I thought adjusting back to mission life in Peru would take a while but this past week still flew by. Doesn't feel like I ever left, the people are awesome and the environment of everything is just so different and interesting. Right now I am writing this as the zone and I walk the road from Paita to the Yacila beach. It's early enough so I won't get absolutely baked, yes I put on sunscreen mom. 

The week here in Puerto Paita went great as we're working with a lot of references from the Facebook page. We work hard creating content and organizing what we can according to the limitations still in place here. Unfortunately while recording in the streets I lost my bag with my wallet and various documents. I set my bag down for a second as we changed locations and as I ran back after remembering it, it was gone. Everything's all worked out, cards cancelled and new documentation is on the way. Things like this happen and I'm sure the other guy needed the money more than me. A positive part of it all is that we put a post up on the page hoping someone might know where it is and tons of people have seen it. This goes to show how kind and helpful the people here are. We have been calling tons and I just keep introducing myself and listening to their reaction to the whole "from America" thing. 

One guy we're working with is named Juan, he has been going through some very hard times with work and family. He has met with us multiple times at the church building (literally 10 seconds from the beach) and he shows great interest to learn. I asked him if he'd like to be a part of the church one day and he said yeah. Church services are still virtual but it's cool to see the dedication to participate. We had the opportunity to give the sacrament to those who needed help and there's no better experience than that. We have tons of meetings all day and though I may take forever, I'll take it as a testimony to the organization and validity down to every point. A quote shared was from Master Oogway "El pasado es historia, el futuro es un misterio, y el hoy es un obsequio, por eso se llama presente."