This whole Christmas and new years has made these past 8 days feel SO weird. This past week, we spent 2 days in Resistencia for a leadership training. Usually it is just one day, but after the training with Patania, we had to turn in the traveling funds for our zone for the months of October and November and they were so messed up... missing receipts and didnt have any of the costs written down. SO we were figuring that out til 6pm and ending up missing our bus back to Goya. SO we had to stay a second night in resistencia and catch a bus in the morning. We stayed with Elder Taylor and his companion. Elder Taylor is the missionary I trained in Ibarreta for 2 transfers. It was cool hearing and talking to him. In the leadership conference, president patania got a little mad with the missionaries saying that there are missionaries that are comparing him to president Franco. and he goes, ¨It´s true, I am not president franco. Pres Franco does pres franco things and I do pres Patania things.¨ I mean, there are definitely differences in the way that they go about the work, but neither of the two are wrong or better than the other. Just each one has their own set of skills and method of doing things. I think this has to do with the way we support and sustain our leaders. The bishops, stake presidents, mission presidents, and over all leaders of the church are your typical member/priesthood holder trying their best to fulfil the calling they have been assigned. Somethings were changed with our ZL duties. President Patanía has now counseled us to have interviews with the companionships of our zones and report more to president how missionaries are working and behaving. And now we can give suggestions about transfers and mission callings for the missionaries in our zone. So it will be a little different now.
The work here in Goya is... well... stagnant for now. These past two weeks I think we have had 3 solid full days of work with the holiday schedule and the 2 day trip to resi. So it is a little discouraging for me to come to a new area where there isnt any progressing investigators. Just have to start from ch. 9 of PMG and keep working.
For new years, we did another argentine BBQ on the roof patio of one of the elders apartments in our zone in Goya. We watched ¨God´s not dead¨ again and enjoyed the fireworks at midnight from our roof top. It was pretty low key. Then yesterday, monday, President told us we couldnt leave our apartments, so we were inside all day. One of the most boring days of the mission honestly. But today was a little better and I hope that this week we can just get down to business and start to see some things move here. In the middle of my writing time here in the church, the power went out... so that´s why I´m sending this off now. We just had district meeting and now im finishing this letter. The videos on dropbox were hilarious. Looks like new years was a lot of fun! I hope everyone can get better from their colds too! Love you all and hope you all have a great week!
Love,
E´Corbin Keicher
ps- Left the camera in the apartment were we spent newyears.... sorry ):
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