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CHILE SANTIAGO SOUTH MISSION
FRANCISCO ARANDA 530
SAN BERNARDO
REGION METROPOLITANA (SANTIAGO)
CHILE

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Thursday, June 29, 2017

MORE HAITIANS, STAKE CONFERENCE AND A BIRTHDAY PARTY

April 26, 2017

Dear Family,

This week we've had a lot of random things happen.
We've found even more Haitians throughout the week and they seem to have a network of friendships and relationships between each other because we'll meet one and they know another from a different house and they seem to be a bit aware of each other. We're starting some Spanish classes and it seems like a lot might be coming because almost every Haitian could use some practice with their Spanish. It's going to help us a lot stay in contact with them.

Actually of our Haitian investigators came with us to stake conference​

It was really awesome because we couldn't explain a ton to them but they just were super trusting and got on the bus with us and we went to the stake center. 

We also attended a birthday party for the 2-year-old of one of our investigators! The mom, Denise, invited us and explained that they don't let just anyone into their home and that we've helped them maintain peace in their home. She also explained that to her, we were more than just missionaries or friends. So we ended up passing by for half an hour and it was literally us, the family of four, 2 grandparents and 2 other relatives, so they really meant it! It was a cool experience and it's a bit hard because Denise feels like she's received an answer, more or less, but her (not)husband doesn't like churches, though he's very friendly with us. So she needs to separate or marry to progress... 
Here in Chile it's a similar story for A LOT of people. 

On a happy note, we hadn't found Francisca for about a week and it seemed to the point where they were trying to avoid us! But then we found her. She'd been leaving every day to see her mom who was sick! So finally, we can work with them again!!!

That's the most part of what happened this week! Love you all. Have a great week!





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